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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Overton Hill barrow cemeteryCountry: England County: Wiltshire Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Marlborough Nearest Village: West Kennett
Map Ref: SU11526863
Latitude: 51.416572N Longitude: 1.835732W
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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TheCaptain saw from a distance on 25th Sep 2020 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 3 Good views of the barrows on Avebury Down from the Ridgeway, but I don’t take any photos. Get my hand scratched and stung as I try to get some decent blackberries, because the wind is blowing so strongly.
xseawitch visited on 12th Jul 2014 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 3 the beech trees offered a lovely cool shelter from the blazing sun today, peaceful, lovely place.
markj99 visited on 8th Feb 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4 The northernmost tumulus is marked on the horizon by a crown of trees. There is a path off the Ridgeway leading directly to the barrow.
Humbucker Ogham JimChampion mdensham Phillwhite have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.67 Ambience: 4.33 Access: 3.33
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