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<< Our Photo Pages >> Dunkery Beacon - Barrow Cemetery in England in Somerset

Submitted by Bladup on Friday, 26 September 2014  Page Views: 3924

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dunkery Beacon
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.4 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Somerset Type: Barrow Cemetery

Map Ref: SS892416
Latitude: 51.162884N  Longitude: 3.585963W
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.
 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
 4

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Dunkery Beacon
Dunkery Beacon submitted by Bladup : Dunkery Beacon, the main summit cairn with it's modern cairn on top. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Five cairns are on the summit of this highest point of Exmoor.

Four are easy to see, the highest has a modern cairn on it; great views from the highest point on Exmoor.
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Dunkery Beacon
Dunkery Beacon submitted by sem : I wondered if, on a very clear day, it would be possible to see the Brecon Beacons from here. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dunkery Beacon
Dunkery Beacon submitted by sem : Joined by a few of the locals for lunch. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dunkery Beacon
Dunkery Beacon submitted by sem : It's hard to tell whether the modern conical monstrosity is the only alteration to this group of cairns/barrows. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dunkery Beacon
Dunkery Beacon submitted by sem : Dunkery Beacon as viewed from Robin How cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dunkery Beacon
Dunkery Beacon submitted by Bladup : Dunkery Beacon. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dunkery Beacon
Dunkery Beacon submitted by Bladup

Dunkery Beacon
Dunkery Beacon submitted by Bladup : Dunkery Beacon, the cairn to the west of the main summit cairn.

Dunkery Beacon
Dunkery Beacon submitted by Bladup

Dunkery Beacon
Dunkery Beacon submitted by Bladup : Dunkery Beacon, the cairn to the north of the main summit cairn.

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