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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Hurley Beacon Tumulus
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.2 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Somerset Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Bridgwater Nearest Village: Crowcombe
Map Ref: ST14223808
Latitude: 51.135543N Longitude: 3.227405W
Condition:

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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

3 Ambience:

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4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
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5 Access:

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
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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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**Hurley Beacon Tumulus** submitted by Bladup : Hurley Beacon Tumulus. (Vote or comment on this photo)

A big platform cairn on Hurley Beacon, with stunning views.
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ST1438 : Hurley Beacon by Neville Goodman — by Neville Goodman
©2007(licence)

ST1438 : Cairn on Hurley Beacon by Roger Cornfoot — by Roger Cornfoot
©2014(licence)

ST1438 : The top of Hurley Beacon by Bill Boaden — by Bill Boaden
©2017(licence)

ST1438 : Crowcombe: Hurley Beacon by Martin Bodman — by Martin Bodman
©2005(licence)

ST1438 : Stile on the Quantock ridgeway by Ken Grainger — by Ken Grainger
©2010(licence)

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