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<< Text Pages >> The Mazles - Turf Maze in England in Cambridgeshire

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Multi-periodSite Name: The Mazles Alternative Name: The Maze
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 4.611 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Cambridgeshire Type: Turf Maze
Nearest Town: Cambridge  Nearest Village: Comberton
Map Ref: TL377559
Latitude: 52.184166N  Longitude: 0.012712E
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
Destroyed 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.
5 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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Turf Maze in Cambridgeshire

Here on the vilage green was an ancient maze 50 feet across with a circular cenrtre but basically Chartre design. When the local school was built in 1846, the maze became situated outside the entrance became very worn. The paths were re made very 3 years and the site had a trust to protect it. As a result of the damage caused by the location, in 1908 it was re-cut in the playground and existed until 1926 although in a very worn state when it was covered in tarmac. Strangly the drawing of its pattern which resided in the school was burnt at the same time. It is said in cold weather for years to come the ghostly imprint of the maze could be seen. It is said that the Maze at nearby Hilton was copied from this older one as the owner of the manor there had relations in the village.
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