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<< Text Pages >> Burrow Hill - Round Barrow(s) in England in Devon

Submitted by Andy B on Tuesday, 18 December 2007  Page Views: 8308

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Burrow Hill
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 4.528 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Devon Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Plymouth  Nearest Village: Plymstock
Map Ref: SX512527
Latitude: 50.355355N  Longitude: 4.093103W
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
1 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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.
4 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
5

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MortenKiil visited on 30th Dec 2013 - their rating: Cond: 1 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Site of Mound still visible, but War Memorial now in that placce.

Round Barrow in Devon. Overlooking the Plymstock Broadway and Hooe Lake, to north and west respectively, now the site of a monument to WW1 and WW2, Burrow Hill is recorded as the ancient site of a tumulus or round barrow.

Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Plymouth

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Burrow Hill Camp (Shropshire)
Burrow Hill Camp (Shropshire) submitted by harleygreyhound : A different view on the Burrow Hill Fort in the South Shropshire Hills (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Burrow Hill Camp (Warwickshire)
Burrow Hill Camp (Warwickshire) submitted by Firewater : (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Burrow Hill Camp (Shropshire)
Burrow Hill Camp (Shropshire) submitted by TheWhiteRider : The new waymarked path sign on the way up to Burrow Hillfort. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Burrow Hill Camp (Shropshire)
Burrow Hill Camp (Shropshire) submitted by TheWhiteRider : Burrow Hill Camp as seen from Hopesay Common. The fort is on the summit of the hill, dotted with oak trees, in the centre of the photograph. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Burrow Hill Camp (Shropshire)
Burrow Hill Camp (Shropshire) submitted by TheWhiteRider : Looking into Burrow Hill Camp from the SW entrance. Banks can be seen to either side and the central spur is dotted with oak trees. The abundance of oak trees on this site makes for a wonderful atmosphere without spoiling the integrity of the earthworks. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Burrow Hill Camp (Shropshire)
Burrow Hill Camp (Shropshire) submitted by TheWhiteRider : Looking South West from Burrow Hill Camp. From here we could see the nearby Bury Ditches Hill Fort and further away to the South West Caer Caradoc at Chapel Lawn was also visible.

Burrow Hill Camp (Shropshire)
Burrow Hill Camp (Shropshire) submitted by TheWhiteRider : Looking South East from near the North East Entrance to Burrow Hill Camp.

Burrow Hill Camp (Shropshire)
Burrow Hill Camp (Shropshire) submitted by w650marion : Interesting green depression just behind the interior long curved earthwork running north south. Hut platforms are numerous here but today bracken covered most of them.

Burrow Hill Camp (Shropshire)
Burrow Hill Camp (Shropshire) submitted by w650marion : No time today to explore the path down the South west entrance.

Burrow Hill Camp (Shropshire)
Burrow Hill Camp (Shropshire) submitted by w650marion : Looking down from the highest point towards the south west entrance at the point of the tear.

Burrow Hill Camp (Shropshire)
Burrow Hill Camp (Shropshire) submitted by w650marion : Looking back from the western rampart (near the point of the teardrop). The mound on the right side of the photo is the highest point of the interior and gives 360degree views all around.

Burrow Hill Camp (Warwickshire)
Burrow Hill Camp (Warwickshire) submitted by Firewater : The sheer drop down the rocks

Burrow Hill Camp (Shropshire)
Burrow Hill Camp (Shropshire) submitted by TimPrevett : The boggy area in the south east corner helps give away the presence of one the springs which would have kept the Iron Age community here well watered; for more information click on text to the left of the picture.

Burrow Hill Camp (Shropshire)
Burrow Hill Camp (Shropshire) submitted by TimPrevett : Showing the NE entrance to the fort with the killing floor sitting low, cutting at a deep angle through the four ramparts; for more information click on text to the left of the picture.

Burrow Hill Camp (Shropshire)
Burrow Hill Camp (Shropshire) submitted by TimPrevett : The earthwork running to the centre, then to right encloses the area of the older part of the fort; for more information click on text to the left of the picture.

Burrow Hill Camp (Shropshire)
Burrow Hill Camp (Shropshire) submitted by TimPrevett : The south west point of the fort, the narrowest part, and the hill to right has its steepest drop; for more information click on text to the left of the picture. (1 comment)

Burrow Hill Camp (Shropshire)
Burrow Hill Camp (Shropshire) submitted by TimPrevett : Looking east near a complex arrangement of ramparts in the south central inner rampart area; observe the inturned entrance left of centre, and the trees for a sense of scale; for more information click on text to the left of the picture.

Burrow Hill Camp (Shropshire)
Burrow Hill Camp (Shropshire) submitted by TimPrevett : On the top of the inner southern rampart, looking east; notice the fall off of ramparts to the right; for more information click on text to the left of the picture.

Burrow Hill Camp (Shropshire)
Burrow Hill Camp (Shropshire) submitted by TimPrevett : Looking west along the north edge of the inner rampart; for more information click on text to the left of the picture.

Burrow Hill Camp (Shropshire)
Burrow Hill Camp (Shropshire) submitted by TimPrevett : Looking east from the NE corner of the inner rampart; for more information click on text to the left of the picture.

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