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<< Our Photo Pages >> Lype Hill Barrows - Barrow Cemetery in England in Somerset

Submitted by WBond on Friday, 22 January 2016  Page Views: 1775

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Lype Hill Barrows
Country: England County: Somerset Type: Barrow Cemetery

Map Ref: SS949370
Latitude: 51.122611N  Longitude: 3.503132W
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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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Lype Hill Barrows
Lype Hill Barrows submitted by WBond : You can see the ditch surrounding this Barrow quite nicely in this photo. (Vote or comment on this photo)
A pair of Bronze age bowl barrows on Lype Hill, Exmoor.
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Lype Hill Barrows
Lype Hill Barrows submitted by lauraaurora : Lype Hill Barrows and trig point. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Lype Hill Barrows
Lype Hill Barrows submitted by WBond : 1st of the two Barrows on Lype Hill. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Lype Hill Barrows
Lype Hill Barrows submitted by WBond (Vote or comment on this photo)

Lype Hill Barrows
Lype Hill Barrows submitted by WBond : The second and bigger of the two barrows. This one is higher up on Lype Hill and is further to the North East. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SS9437 : Tumulus on Lype Hill by Roger Cornfoot
by Roger Cornfoot
©2012(licence)
SS9437 : View towards Lype Hill Trig Point by thejackrustles
by thejackrustles
©2021(licence)
SS9437 : West Somerset : Grassy Field by Lewis Clarke
by Lewis Clarke
©2014(licence)
SS9537 : Trig point on Lype Hill by Roger Cornfoot
by Roger Cornfoot
©2012(licence)
SS9537 : Triangulation pillar on the top of Lype Hill by habiloid
by habiloid
©2021(licence)

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