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<< Text Pages >> Ritson Barrows - Barrow Cemetery in England in Devon

Submitted by TheWhiteRider on Sunday, 15 October 2006  Page Views: 3604

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Ritson Barrows
Country: England County: Devon Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Totnes  Nearest Village: Halwell
Map Ref: SX77435204
Latitude: 50.355474N  Longitude: 3.724357W
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.
2 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.
2 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
4

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Barrow Cemetery in Devon

A barrow cemetary of at least 11 barrows survives in a field close to Stanborough Camp and the A381. Archsearch reports that despite ploughing the encircling ditches survive in some cases.
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SX7752 : Short Lane near Stanborough by David Smith
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SX7751 : Short Lane by N Chadwick
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SX7752 : A381 north of Short Cross by David Smith
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SX7751 : Short Cross by David Smith
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SX7752 : Short Lane by N Chadwick
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