<< Our Photo Pages >> Twitchen barrows - Barrow Cemetery in England in Devon
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Twitchen barrowsCountry: England
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County: Devon Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Dulverton
Map Ref: SS804323
Latitude: 51.077521N Longitude: 3.708668W
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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The smaller easternmost mound measures 11.5m in diameter and is 1.4m high and contains an excavation hollow at its centre. The larger western mound is 19.4m in diameter and 1.3m high and has been heavily disturbed.
These barrows have legends attached to them concerning ghostly figures.
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