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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Grans BarrowCountry: England County: Hampshire Type: Long Barrow
Nearest Town: Fordingbridge Nearest Village: Rockbourne
Map Ref: SU090198 Landranger Map Number: 184
Latitude: 50.977542N Longitude: 1.873178W
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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Grans Barrow on Toyd Down is a large, well-preserved neolithic long barrow. It is about 60m long, 20m wide and over 2m high. The parallel flanking ditches, which are no longer visible, are separated from the mound by broad berms. The barrow is oriented with its slightly larger end towards the south, following the ridge that it lies on.
The profile of the barrow is level without any significant depressions, looking like a false horizon. If you approach uphill from the east it remains hidden behind the rise of the hill until you are very close to it. From the south and west the barrow is quite conspicuous: much more so than the neighbouring Knap Barrow, which is much longer but not as tall.
Access This barrow and its close neighbour are the best preserved and most easily accessible of the local group of long barrows. A by-way passes close to its northern end, and the National Grid power lines pass directly overhead. See the Knap Barrow page for directions.
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