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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Chains BarrowCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 0.8 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Somerset Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Lynton Nearest Village: Simonsbath
Map Ref: SS73464190
Latitude: 51.162312N Longitude: 3.811057W
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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According to Historic England:
"The barrow survives as a circular stone and earth-built mound measuring approximately 25m in diameter and 1.7m high. A surrounding quarry ditch, from which the construction material was derived, is visible as a partially buried 2m wide and 0.2m deep feature. A triangulation pillar has been placed on the summit of the mound."
It is a bit of a hike to reach it, but well worth the effort. At 487m, it is one of the highest points on the western moor and the views are extensive: east to Dunkery Beacon and south to Five Barrows Hill. From here, you can see why it is called Five Barrows Hill, even though there are at least nine. It is an atmospheric place, either on a warm summer’s morning with the sound of skylarks and a wide blue sky above, or, as is more often the case, when it is grey, wet and windy, making you feel at one with the moor’s bleak landscape and the surrounding prehistoric features.
For a circular walk of just under four miles, park in the layby on the B3358 at Goat Hill Bridge (SS72454040). Follow the path past the Pinkery Centre up onto the moor to reach the forlorn-looking Pinkery Pond and then turn right along the Tarka Trail. At the junction with the Macmillan Way West (SS73224177), ascend north east over rough terrain to reach the trig point on the barrow. To return, follow the Macmillan Way downhill to the road, where you turn right and follow it back to the layby. Warning: don’t deviate too far from the paths as it is very boggy.
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