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<< Our Photo Pages >> Linford Barrows - Artificial Mound in Ireland (Northern) in Co. Antrim

Submitted by DavyOrr on Tuesday, 03 May 2016  Page Views: 7341

Multi-periodSite Name: Linford Barrows
Country: Ireland (Northern) County: Co. Antrim Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Town: Larne  Nearest Village: Linford
Map Ref: D33230723
Latitude: 54.894978N  Longitude: 5.924181W
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.
 4 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
 5

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Linford Barrows
Linford Barrows submitted by DavyOrr : Aerial view of Linford ancient site. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Bronze Age Barrows in Co. Antrim. Two adjacent circular mounds, each surrounded by a ditch and rampart. Also a long rampart east of the mounds. Easily accessed from a car park next to the site.
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Linford Barrows
Linford Barrows submitted by h_fenton : Linford Earthworks, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland. A circular bank with internal ditch and central platform, the high external bank gives a clear view over the platform. The site has been interpreted as possibly being a pair of Ring Barrows, dating to the Bronze Age. The site is unexcavated. https://apps.communities-ni.gov.uk/NISMR-public/Details.aspx?MonID=2406 Kite Aerial Photograph ... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Game of Thrones location guide, with information boards by Andy B on Sunday, 18 March 2018
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These barrows, along with the nearby Knockdhu Promontary Fort, are enjoying newfound fame as a location in the Game of Thrones TV series, with even GoT themed information boards on site. The undulating landscape portrays lands north of Winterfell.
http://got.discovernorthernireland.com/DiscoverGameOfThrones/
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Aerial Drone Video of Linford site by Andy B on Friday, 25 March 2016
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These are apparently Bronze Age barrows.
Parts of Game of Thrones have been filmed here.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGolIgcSxzI

Video by Pete Steele, check out the other vids on his youtube channel
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Re: Linford Ancient Site by davidmorgan on Tuesday, 13 January 2015
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These are marked as enclosures on the OS map.
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