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<< Text Pages >> Tor Barrow (Colaton Raleigh Common) - Round Barrow(s) in England in Devon

Submitted by Andy B on Thursday, 09 February 2017  Page Views: 1791

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Tor Barrow (Colaton Raleigh Common) Alternative Name: Colaton Raleigh Common Barrows, Little Tor Barrow
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 5.899 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Devon Type: Round Barrow(s)
 Nearest Village: Colaton Raleigh
Map Ref: SY05088737
Latitude: 50.678223N  Longitude: 3.3448W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4
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Round Barrows in Devon

Little Tor Barrow and Tor Barrow, are two Bronze Age cairns sitting atop Colaton Raleigh Common in East Devon.

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SY0587 : Danger area, Colaton Raleigh Common by Derek Harper
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SY0487 : Grenade range, Colaton Raleigh Common by Derek Harper
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More ancient sites of East Devon by Andy B on Thursday, 09 February 2017
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More ancient sites of East Devon at
http://www.devoninfocus.co.uk/history/ancientsites.php?r=E
and West Devon
http://www.devoninfocus.co.uk/history/ancientsites.php?r=W
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