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<< Our Photo Pages >> Hudder Down Tumulus - Round Barrow(s) in England in Cornwall

Submitted by Bladup on Tuesday, 21 July 2015  Page Views: 1456

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Hudder Down Tumulus
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.2 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Cornwall Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Camborne  Nearest Village: Gwithian
Map Ref: SW60654302
Latitude: 50.238600N  Longitude: 5.357988W
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
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 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
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Hudder Down Tumulus
Hudder Down Tumulus submitted by Bladup : Hudder Down Tumulus, Half of it's fell into the sea. (Vote or comment on this photo)
The remains of Bronze Age barrow on the cliff edge cut in half by cliff erosion.

It stands to a height of 1 metre and has a diameter of 17 metres. It was opened in 1836 and an urn found.
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Hudder Down Tumulus
Hudder Down Tumulus submitted by LiveAndrew : The mound, looking toward Godrevy Point (Vote or comment on this photo)

Hudder Down Tumulus
Hudder Down Tumulus submitted by LiveAndrew : Danny and the remains of the mound (Vote or comment on this photo)

Hudder Down Tumulus
Hudder Down Tumulus submitted by Bladup : Hudder Down Tumulus from the West, Half of it has fell into the sea. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Hudder Down Tumulus
Hudder Down Tumulus submitted by Bladup : Hudder Down Tumulus. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Hudder Down Tumulus
Hudder Down Tumulus submitted by Bladup

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