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<< Our Photo Pages >> Mersley Down - Round Barrow(s) in England in Isle of Wight

Submitted by RingPaw on Monday, 24 March 2003  Page Views: 6947

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Mersley Down
Country: England County: Isle of Wight Type: Round Barrow(s)

Map Ref: SZ557873  Landranger Map Number: 196
Latitude: 50.682699N  Longitude: 1.212956W
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
1 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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
3

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cliffrich visited on 30th Nov 2018 - their rating: Cond: 1 Amb: 1 Access: 3 Only recognisable by very slightly raised ground that could be confused with the many other lumps in the ground. I could not be certain of the exact location in the field due to the numerous similar lumps in the ground. The video is of the site according to an OS map/gps coordinates but disappointed not to find any significant mounds. There are other earth features in the field which may/may not be significant. Ambience is not present hence: '1 - Awful'. See video - https://youtu.be/NdezfJTLToY

Mersley Down
Mersley Down submitted by RingPaw : This seems to have been almost totally ploughed out. There is a definite platform with lumps & bumps at the top of a small hill which is probably the barrow site (here in foreground). View north to Portsmouth & South Downs. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Round barrow in Isle of Wight

This seems to have been almost totally ploughed out. There is a definite platform with lumps & bumps at the top of a small hill which is probably the barrow site (here in foreground).
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Mersley Down
Mersley Down submitted by cliffrich : Correct location but hard to see any earthworks #3 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mersley Down
Mersley Down submitted by cliffrich : Correct location but hard to see any earthworks #2 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mersley Down
Mersley Down submitted by cliffrich : Correct location but hard to see any earthworks #1 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mersley Down
Mersley Down submitted by RingPaw : View south from site towards Shanklin & Ventnor. The Sheep were enjoying the summer evening; nice spot for a wander via footpath as shown on map. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SZ5587 : Arreton Down, Isle of Wight by Peter Trimming
by Peter Trimming
©2013(licence)
SZ5587 : Lay-by by Ian Capper
by Ian Capper
©2018(licence)
SZ5587 : View south west from Mersley Down by nick macneill
by nick macneill
©2013(licence)
SZ5587 : View From Mersley Down, Isle of Wight by Peter Trimming
by Peter Trimming
©2013(licence)
SZ5587 : Mersley Down by Ian Capper
by Ian Capper
©2018(licence)

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