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<< Our Photo Pages >> Godrevy Headland Barrow - Round Barrow(s) in England in Cornwall

Submitted by Bladup on Monday, 14 January 2013  Page Views: 4321

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Godrevy Headland Barrow
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 19.8 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Cornwall Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Hayle  Nearest Village: Gwithian
Map Ref: SW58124330
Latitude: 50.240084N  Longitude: 5.393581W
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
3 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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Godrevy Headland Barrow
Godrevy Headland Barrow submitted by Bladup : After sunset at Godrevy. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Round Barrow in Cornwall

Pastscape says "The remains of a round barrow on Godrevy headland, A small Mesolithic flint chipping floor was found beneath the barrow. The finds which included a perforated mace-head, cores, microliths and scrapers, are in the collection of Prof. C.Thomas. An A3 type penannular bronze brooch of the 1st to 3rd centuries AD was found during the trial excavations in 1950".
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Godrevy Headland Barrow
Godrevy Headland Barrow submitted by Bladup : The reddest sunset you could ever see at Godrevy Barrow. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Godrevy Headland Barrow
Godrevy Headland Barrow submitted by LiveAndrew : The mound with Godrevy lighthouse in the background (Vote or comment on this photo)

Godrevy Headland Barrow
Godrevy Headland Barrow submitted by Bladup : Godrevy Headland Barrow from the South East. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SW5843 : Tumulus at Godrevy Point by Trevor Harris
by Trevor Harris
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SW5843 : View of a rainbow over Godrevy Point by Robert Lamb
by Robert Lamb
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SW5843 : South West Coastal Path, Godrevy Point by Richard Rogerson
by Richard Rogerson
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SW5843 : Godrevy Point seals by Steve  Fareham
by Steve Fareham
©2013(licence)
SW5843 : The tumulus on Godrevy Point by David Smith
by David Smith
©2014(licence)

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