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<< Our Photo Pages >> Thorncombe Hill Cairns - Barrow Cemetery in England in Somerset

Submitted by TheCaptain on Friday, 17 November 2017  Page Views: 1257

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Thorncombe Hill Cairns
Country: England County: Somerset Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Watchet  Nearest Village: Bicknoller
Map Ref: ST13183914
Latitude: 51.144916N  Longitude: 3.242522W
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.
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.
3 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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Thorncombe Hill Cairns
Thorncombe Hill Cairns submitted by TheCaptain : Remains of several barrows on Thorncombe Hill, part of the Quantock Hills ridge (Vote or comment on this photo)
Remains of several barrows on Thorncombe Hill, part of the Quantock Hills ridge
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ST1339 : Thorncombe Hill by Derek Harper
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ST1339 : Whortleberries on Thorncombe Hill by Roger Cornfoot
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ST1339 : Heather on Thorncombe Hill by Derek Harper
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ST1339 : Path over Thorncombe Hill by Bill Boaden
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ST1339 : Path on Thorncombe Hill by Bill Boaden
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 529m WNW 301° Thorncombe Barrow* Cairn (ST12733942)
 571m ESE 114° Halsway Tumuli* Barrow Cemetery (ST137389)
 1.4km W 280° Trendle Ring* Ancient Village or Settlement (ST118394)
 1.5km SE 135° Hurley Beacon Tumulus* Cairn (ST14223808)
 1.7km ESE 122° Black Hill Tumuli* Barrow Cemetery (ST14653819)
 1.9km NNE 31° Holford Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (ST142408)
 2.0km NNW 337° Beacon Hill Platform Cairn* Barrow Cemetery (ST12434101)
 2.3km ESE 115° Wilmots Pool Cairn* Cairn (ST15303813)
 2.8km SE 141° Fire Beacon Cairn* Cairn (ST14913697)
 2.8km E 88° Dowsborough Castle* Hillfort (ST160392)
 3.0km SE 130° West Hill Platform Cairn* Cairn (ST15423717)
 3.0km WSW 257° Curdon Camp Hillfort (ST102385)
 3.2km ESE 108° Dead Woman's Ditch* Misc. Earthwork (ST162381)
 3.8km SE 139° Great Hill Platform cairn* Barrow Cemetery (ST15653625)
 4.5km SE 134° Triscombe Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (ST16363592)
 5.2km SE 139° Wills Neck* Barrow Cemetery (ST16533516)
 6.0km ESE 118° Plainsfield Camp* Misc. Earthwork (ST18433622)
 6.2km WNW 292° Battlegore* Round Barrow(s) (ST07454162)
 7.4km NW 304° Watchet Market House Museum* Museum (ST0710043439)
 7.6km WNW 296° St Decumen's Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (ST064426)
 7.9km ENE 61° St Andrew's Well (Stogursey)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (ST20224282)
 8.2km SW 228° Elworthy Barrows hillfort* Hillfort (ST070338)
 8.9km W 273° St Pancras Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (ST043398)
 9.0km SE 143° St. Agnes Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (ST18423186)
 9.9km SSE 158° Devil's Whispering Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (ST1671029841)
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