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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Lousyberry Wood TumuliCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 0.403 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Kent Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Temple Ewell
Map Ref: TR29114432
Latitude: 51.152249N Longitude: 1.274725E
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 |
| 5 | Superb |
| 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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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 |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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Brian_Eyes visited on 29th Dec 2017 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Possibly important to note that Kent Archaeology dates these barrows to the Anglo-Saxon period so not prehistoric.
I had my chauffeur waiting so I couldn't explore properly, in my short visit it was difficult to count the barrows as it looked like some may have had trenches cut through the top of them, dividing them in two. also trenches to the side of them and what looked like half of one (or two) barrows had been cut away revealing what might possibly be a layer of chalk rubble used in the construction of the barrow (or it might just occur naturally there).
The location is atmospheric, high on a hill with wind whistling though the trees and intimations of mortality despite a nearby house and some rubbish strewn around.
From Exploring Kent's Past:
"There are three tumuli in Lousyberry Wood, about half a mile east of Ewell, near Dover which are probably the "several tumuli" referred to by Hasted , "some of which were lately opened, and in each of them was found a skeleton, a sword about three feet long and two inches broad, and the head of a spear".
They all bear traces of having been opened, and have trees growing upon them, but otherwise they are in fair condition. There are no visible ditches. `A': TR 29064428. Measures 17.0m N-S by 15.0m transversely and is 1.7m in maximum height. There is a large shallow depression in the centre. `B': TR 29144435. Measures 10.0m NE-SW by 9.0m transversely and is 0.7m high. `C': TR 29164436. Measures 14.0m NE-SW by 11.0m transversely and is 1.0m high. There are traces of excavation in the SW quadrant."
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