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<< Our Photo Pages >> Clowes Wood Barrows - Round Barrow(s) in England in Kent

Submitted by coldrum on Sunday, 06 November 2011  Page Views: 6151

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Clowes Wood Barrows
Country: England County: Kent Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Canterbury  Nearest Village: Whitstable
Map Ref: TR12746378
Latitude: 51.333298N  Longitude: 1.052568E
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
no data 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
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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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Clowes Wood Barrows
Clowes Wood Barrows submitted by peternewport : The larger, eastern, tumulus in Clowes wood. (Vote or comment on this photo)
A pair of bowl barrows situated near the top of a clay hill which overlooks the north Kent coast.

From Exploring Kent's Past:
"The monument includes a pair of bowl barrows aligned ENE-WSW, and situated near the top of a clay hill which overlooks the north Kent coast. The north easterly barrow has a circular mound 16m in diameter and survives to a height of around 1m. It has a pronounced central hollow indicating partial excavation at some time in the past. Surrounding the mound is a ditch from which material used to construct the barrow was excavated. This has become partially infilled over the years, but survives as a depression up to 0.4m deep and c.4m wide. Around 28m to the south west is a further barrow which has a subcircular mound measuring 17.5m in diameter and 0.3m high. This is surrounded by an infilled ditch which survives as a buried feature c.4m wide."

Source: Exploring Kent's Past.
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
TR1263 : Stand of Conifers by N Chadwick
by N Chadwick
©2012(licence)
TR1263 : Track in Clowes Wood by N Chadwick
by N Chadwick
©2012(licence)
TR1263 : A footpath in Clowes Wood, near a Tumulus by David Anstiss
by David Anstiss
©2009(licence)
TR1263 : Track in the woods by N Chadwick
by N Chadwick
©2012(licence)
TR1263 : Track in Clowes Wood by N Chadwick
by N Chadwick
©2012(licence)

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Re: Clowes Wood Barrows by peternewport on Sunday, 08 January 2012
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The site is best approached from the north, along some tracks built for off road cycling. The barrows are at either end of an area on the crest of the hill that has been cleared of trees.
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