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<< Our Photo Pages >> Halwill Great Barrows - Barrow Cemetery in England in Devon

Submitted by dooclay on Thursday, 15 June 2023  Page Views: 214

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Halwill Great Barrows
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.841 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Devon Type: Barrow Cemetery
 Nearest Village: Halwill Junction
Map Ref: SS4449200306
Latitude: 50.781421N  Longitude: 4.207237W
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
3 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.
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
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Halwill Great Barrows
Halwill Great Barrows submitted by dooclay : Halwill Great Barrow (Vote or comment on this photo)
Barrow Cemetery in Devon

From the Devon HER
MDV5592, Great Halwill Barrow,
Summary One of three Prehistoric bowl barrows near Halwill Junction which has been cut into by the railway and a gravel pit.
MDV5630, Barrow to north-east of Halwill Junction, BOWL BARROW
Summary Western of two barrows in a field to the north-east of Halwill Junction.
MDV5629, Barrow to north-east of Halwill Junction, BOWL BARROW
Summary Eastern of two barrows in a field to the north-east of Halwill Junction which has been cut through by a hedge running from north-south.
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Halwill Great Barrows
Halwill Great Barrows submitted by dooclay : MDV5629 & MDV5630 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SS4400 : Shared path to Cookworthy Forest by Guy Wareham
by Guy Wareham
©2019(licence)
SS4400 : Halwill Junction nature reserve by Derek Harper
by Derek Harper
©2007(licence)
SS4400 : Start of path to Halwill Moor Plantation by Guy Wareham
by Guy Wareham
©2016(licence)
SS4400 : Halwill for Beaworthy Station, 1964 by Alan Murray-Rust
by Alan Murray-Rust
©2020(licence)
SS4400 : The end of Beeching Close by David Smith
by David Smith
©2012(licence)

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