<< Our Photo Pages >> Gweal Hill, Bryher - Chambered Tomb in England in Isles of Scilly
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Gweal Hill, BryherCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 0.597 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Isles of Scilly Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Bryher island
Map Ref: SV87151492
Latitude: 49.952308N Longitude: 6.362947W
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 |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
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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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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TheCaptain visited on 9th Sep 1986 During a 2 week sailing trip with friends, we spent the day on Tresco then in the evening I rowed myself over to Bryher to have a look at the place and watch the sun go down from Gweal Hill
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