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<< Our Photo Pages >> West Hill Platform Cairn - Cairn in England in Somerset

Submitted by Bladup on Thursday, 10 October 2013  Page Views: 1912

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: West Hill Platform Cairn
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.2 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Somerset Type: Cairn
 Nearest Village: Crowcombe
Map Ref: ST15423717
Latitude: 51.127541N  Longitude: 3.210044W
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.
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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West Hill Platform Cairn
West Hill Platform Cairn submitted by Bladup : West Hill platform cairn and some horses. (Vote or comment on this photo)
A massive platform cairn on the ridge of the Quantock Hills above Crowcombe.

It seems that they were the standard around these areas.
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West Hill Platform Cairn
West Hill Platform Cairn submitted by TheCaptain : West Hill Platform Cairn seen from the Drove Road along the top of the Quantock ridge (Vote or comment on this photo)

West Hill Platform Cairn
West Hill Platform Cairn submitted by Bladup : West Hill platform cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

West Hill Platform Cairn
West Hill Platform Cairn submitted by Bladup : West Hill platform cairn and some inquisitive horses. (Vote or comment on this photo)

West Hill Platform Cairn
West Hill Platform Cairn submitted by Bladup : The huge West Hill platform cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
ST1537 : Fire Beacon by Roger Cornfoot
by Roger Cornfoot
©2014(licence)
ST1537 : Sedgemoor : The Drove Road by Lewis Clarke
by Lewis Clarke
©2017(licence)
ST1537 : Tree-lined byway on West Hill by Roger Cornfoot
by Roger Cornfoot
©2014(licence)
ST1537 : Sedgemoor : Grassy Field by Lewis Clarke
by Lewis Clarke
©2017(licence)
ST1537 : Fire Beacon by Bill Boaden
by Bill Boaden
©2017(licence)

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