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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: BattlegoreCountry: England County: Somerset Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Watchet Nearest Village: Williton
Map Ref: ST07454162 Landranger Map Number: 181
Latitude: 51.166311N Longitude: 3.325051W
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 furthest north barrow (ST07414166), in the field just to the south of the stream, is around 18 metres diameter and 1 metre high. It is partially surrounded by a ditch. In the field opposite the school is the central round barrow (ST07494156), which was around 2.4 metres high in 1969, but seems ploughed down to half of that now. The southernmost barrow (ST07494139) is around 27 metres in diameter and 1.8 metres in height. Unlike the previous barrow, this one has not been ploughed, and so is in better condition.
Perhaps more interesting is the remains of a possible neolithic chambered barrow (ST07454162), situated in the hedge between the northern and central barrows. The remains of this now destroyed long barrow consists of three large stones. The largest is 3.1 metres long, 1.2 metres wide, and .7 metres deep; the second-largest is 1.6 metres long, while the smallest is 1 metre long.
According to legend, a contest between the devil and a giant caused these stones to be thrown there.
This site, which was excavated by H St George Gray, the archaeologist famous for his work at Avebury and Arbor Low, in 1931, is believed to be the remains of a burial chamber of unknown type.
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