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<< Text Pages >> Thrplow Heath 2 - Round Barrow(s) in England in Cambridgeshire

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Thrplow Heath 2
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 2.315 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Cambridgeshire Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Royston  Nearest Village: Thriplow
Map Ref: TL4362943549
Latitude: 52.071688N  Longitude: 0.094163E
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.
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.
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
4

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Round Barrow in Cambridgeshire

One of group of thirteen barrows spread across Thriplow Heath examined by Neville about 1846-8.

Source: 'The Archaeology of the Cambridge Region' by C Fox
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