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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Broadsands Chambered Tomb Alternative Name: HedgebankCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 4.248 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Devon Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Paignton Nearest Village: Churston Ferrers
Map Ref: SX89315732 Landranger Map Number: 202
Latitude: 50.405296N Longitude: 3.558981W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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angieweekender visited on 1st Jan 2014 - their rating: Cond: -1 Amb: 3 Access: 3 Despite Broadsands being the likely earliest chambered tomb in the British Isles, I was saddened to see very little left of the original construction.
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The tomb comprises of a polygonal chamber with dimensions of 3.35 metres by 2.1 metres and maximum height of 1.6 metres. The chamber was constructed of eleven local limestone upright orthostats with an infill of horizontally placed dry stone walling. Seven orthostats remain in situ while one of the huge capstones now lies semi upright on the southern side of the monument.
Excavation produced evidence for three primary inhumations that of two adults and one infant associated with Neolithic pottery. A secondary inhumation of a young adult was found on the stone floor with late Neolithic pottery. Evidence was also found of a ritual cleansing prior to reuse and a later disturbance during the Medieval period when the tomb was incorporated into a hedge bank marking the parish boundary between Paignton and Churston Ferrers. Scheduled.
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