<< Our Photo Pages >> Wambarrows - Barrow Cemetery in England in Somerset
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: WambarrowsCountry: England County: Somerset Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Dulverton Nearest Village: Winsford
Map Ref: SS87613431 Landranger Map Number: 181
Latitude: 51.097047N Longitude: 3.606416W
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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The two nearest to the top of the hill have much steeper and better defined sides, but are both well dug out in the inside. These two barrows are about 20 metres in diameter and up to 2.5 metres in height, which is no mean feat after several thousands of years of erosion. Still many people walk and ride their horses over these barrows.
A bit further to the southeast of the hilltop are a couple more less well defined barrows.
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