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<< Our Photo Pages >> Levington Heath - Round Barrow(s) in England in Suffolk

Submitted by foxhallfool on Monday, 17 October 2005  Page Views: 7214

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Levington Heath
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 7.862 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Suffolk Type: Round Barrow(s)

Map Ref: TM244405
Latitude: 52.017518N  Longitude: 1.268927E
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
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
3
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Levington Heath submitted by foxhallfool : Another local barrow for me, close to the main A14. (Vote or comment on this photo)
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TM2440 : Westbound A14, Levington Heath by David Dixon
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TM2440 : Hidden Mast by Keith Evans
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Re: Levington Heath by coldrum on Monday, 18 June 2012
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From Pastscape:

"The three barrows A, B and C lie within a cabbage field and were not visited. All appear to be much reduced and spread by the plough. 'A' is barely discernible, 'B' and 'C' are estimated to be 0.3 to 0.5m in height. 'D' A large bowl barrow in good condition except for an old excavation trench dug to the centre from the S. side. It measures 30.0m in diameter and has a height of 3.0m. It is covered with bramble and bracken. There is no visible ditch 'E'. A bowl barrow much reduced by ploughing in fair condition. At present under cultivation. It has a diameter of 21.0m, and is 0.8m high. There is no visible ditch.
Published surveys (25" 1927) correct. (2)

These barrows were surveyed at 1:2500 scale by an archaeological team from RCHME Cambridge in September 1997, following a request from English Heritage. The field was under plough but conditions were ideal, before sowing: all barrows were clearly visible. The northern three barrows are considerably spread and reduced by ploughing, surviving to dimensions of (from the north) 28-34m in diameter by 0.35m high, 34m by 0.60m and 34m by 0.45m. The southern barrow stands alone and is fenced off so that the greater part of it is unploughed: it is overgrown with scrub and bracken. It is comparatively well-preserved, composed apparently of sand, and surviving to a diameter of 28-30m and a height of 2.85m; a large depression in the centre and south-east side is from an excavation of unknown date."

http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=389999


"Two bowl barrows much reduced and spread by the plough.
'A' 23.0m in diameter, 0.6m high Under corn stubble. There is no
visible ditch.
'B' 23.0m in diameter, 1.1m high. Under corn stubble, There is
no visible ditch.

Round barrows at TM 2443 4054 and TM 2452 4054 were surveyed by RCHME Cambridge Field Archaeology section in September 1997 in response to a request from English Heritage. Conditions were ideal for survey, before sowing. Both barrows survive as low, spread mounds, the western one 24m in diameter 0.4m high and the eastern one 26m in diameter and 0.6m high, apparently somewhat further denuded since the report of source 2. Surveyed at 1:2500 scale. "

http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=389996
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Re: Levington Heath by Anonymous on Sunday, 04 December 2005
Barrow beside old Ipswich-Felixstowe road, damaged by construction of cycle path. Concrete slabs shaw up the damage.
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    Re: Levington Heath by Anonymous on Tuesday, 06 December 2005
    This is infact Seven Hills and is probably the site where Saxon Chief Ulf Kettel fought a battle against the Danes around 900 AD. The confusion of location is understadable.
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      Re: Levington Heath by Anonymous on Thursday, 04 March 2010
      I think this was circa 1010 according to the ASC..
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