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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Stoney LittletonCountry: England County: Somerset Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Bath Nearest Village: Wellow
Map Ref: ST7349257208 Landranger Map Number: 172
Latitude: 51.313361N Longitude: 2.381713W
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 |
0 | no data |
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Gongoozler visited on 20th Aug 2020 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4
ScrumpyRich visited on 13th Jul 2017 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4 I proposed to my wife here! Love places as perfect as this.
Catrinm visited on 21st May 2017 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Impressive fossil on outside good ambience
Ramblesnbrambles visited on 24th Jun 2016 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4
achiersnakes visited on 7th Jun 2016 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Amazing long barrow, with an extensive network of chambers. Very accessible and a lovely place to visit. Car park and labelled footpath. The chamber itself is very large and goes go back quite far. Bring a torch if you go exploring as it is dark and has a lot of hidden passages. One of the best long barrows I have visited after West Kennet.
lichen visited on 5th Sep 2015 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4
Jansold visited on 1st Jun 2015 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 3
graemefield visited on 21st Mar 2012 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 3
jeffrep visited on 24th May 2011 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4
coin visited on 7th Mar 2011 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 3 Possibly my favourite place in the world
markj99 visited on 22nd Mar 2010 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4 This restored long barrow is an unexpected gem, given its relative isolation. The restoration is more sympathetic than Newgrange.
woodini254 visited on 27th Dec 1993 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 3 This Long Barrow is well worth the short walk to get there.
jlfern2 visited - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4
makellys visited - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4
Septembre3 visited - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4
NickyD Bladup AngieLake JimChampion TheWhiteRider hamish TheCaptain heidavey Andy B mdensham hevveh have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.4 Ambience: 5 Access: 3.73
Access is greatly improved as a new, but very narrow track has been made from Wellow which leads to a small car park. Then there is a style and a clearly marked path around two fields. The setting is breathtaking with the barrow being sited on a round topped hill surrounded by wide valleys and low hills in every direction. Top of my list now and its remoteness from the Avebury circus means that, for the present at least, there are no candles and other new age clutter to spoil it. Go there, but please leave it as you find it. It already has all the magic that it needs.
This site is scheduled as Historic England List ID 1007910, Stoney Littleton long barrow.
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