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<< Our Photo Pages >> Copley Hill - Round Barrow(s) in England in Cambridgeshire

Submitted by Thorgrim on Wednesday, 16 November 2005  Page Views: 10340

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Copley Hill
Country: England County: Cambridgeshire Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Cambridge  Nearest Village: Babraham
Map Ref: TL509530
Latitude: 52.154663N  Longitude: 0.204351E
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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.
3 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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Copley Hill
Copley Hill submitted by Thorgrim : The summit of Copley Hill barrow. Access is very diffficult through thorn and scrub (Vote or comment on this photo)
Round Barrow in Cambridgeshire

Bronze Age round barrow
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Copley Hill
Copley Hill submitted by Thorgrim : The Copley hill barrow stands on a natural hill with the Roman Via Devana skirting its base. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
TL5052 : Nearing Copley Hill on Mile Road by John Sutton
by John Sutton
©2019(licence)
TL5053 : Copley Hill by Duncan Grey
by Duncan Grey
©2008(licence)
TL5152 : Guess what the sign says? by Mr Ignavy
by Mr Ignavy
©2012(licence)
TL5052 : View towards Copley Hill by Mr Ignavy
by Mr Ignavy
©2012(licence)
TL5152 : On Mile Road near Copley Hill by John Sutton
by John Sutton
©2021(licence)

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 412m SSE 168° Babraham* Long Barrow (TL510526)
 1.2km W 262° Wormwood Hill* Round Barrow(s) (TL497528)
 1.6km WNW 286° Wandlebury* Hillfort (TL493534)
 1.7km WNW 285° Gog and Magog Giants Hill Figures* Hill Figure or Geoglyph (TL492534)
 3.5km NW 318° East Pit Nature Reserve* Ancient Village or Settlement (TL485555)
 3.9km NW 326° The Kingship Stone, Cherry Hinton Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (TL486562)
 4.0km ENE 72° Mutlow Hill* Round Barrow(s) (TL5466354380)
 4.7km WNW 286° Nine wells* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (TL46305420)
 5.8km WSW 258° Little Shelford Crosses* Ancient Cross (TL453516)
 7.7km NW 311° Cambridge Fitzwilliam Museum* Museum (TL44955790)
 7.8km NW 313° Cambridge Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology* Museum (TL450581)
 7.9km SW 228° Chronicle Hills Barrow Cemetery (TL452475)
 9.0km SW 229° Thriplow Round Barrow(s) (TL4431646901)
 9.6km SSE 151° St. Botolph's Well (Hadstock)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (TL55864478)
 9.7km NNE 25° Bottisham Cursus Cursus (TL547619)
 9.8km SW 220° Thriplow Ring Ditch Misc. Earthwork (TL44784537)
 10.2km SW 218° Thriplow Heath 1 Round Barrow(s) (TL4479044782)
 11.2km SE 138° Bartlow Hills* Barrow Cemetery (TL586449)
 11.5km SSW 195° Valance Farm Round Barrow(s) (TL4823241818)
 11.9km SW 219° Thrplow Heath 2 Round Barrow(s) (TL4362943549)
 13.0km WSW 245° Shepreth Cursus (TL393471)
 13.1km SE 146° Lady Well (Ashdon) Holy Well or Sacred Spring (TL586424)
 13.5km WNW 284° The Mazles Turf Maze (TL377559)
 13.6km NNE 33° Devil's Dyke, Cambridgeshire* Misc. Earthwork (TL580646)
 13.6km WSW 245° Shepreth Cursus (TL387468)
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