<< Our Photo Pages >> Great Urswick Long Barrow - Long Barrow in England in Cumbria
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Great Urswick Long Barrow Alternative Name: Skelmore HeadsCountry: England County: Cumbria Type: Long Barrow
Nearest Town: Ulverston Nearest Village: Great Urswick
Map Ref: SD27427540 Landranger Map Number: 96
Latitude: 54.169242N Longitude: 3.113254W
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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For more information see Pastscape Monument No. 37819, an extract from which reads: "This long barrow is one of only 6 in Cumbria and the only known example from the Furness area. Like other long barrows in the north of England it is roughly trapezoidal and faces east. It is at the small end of the size range (20m compared with 112m at Belshiel Law, Northumberland), and relatively low-lying (82m above OD compared with the majority which are over the 200m contour). It is one of only three excavated examples in the north, along with Belshiel Law and Raiset Pike, Cumbria."
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300m S 183° Great Urswick Fort* Hillfort (SD274751)
1.3km SSW 204° Great Urswick Cross* Ancient Cross (SD26867422)
1.4km SSW 207° The Priapus Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SD26757415)
1.5km SE 132° Birkrigg Common Round Cairn 1 Round Cairn (SD285744)
1.5km SW 229° Great Urswick Burial Chamber* Burial Chamber or Dolmen (SD26277442)
1.6km ESE 119° Birkrigg Common Round Cairn 3 Round Cairn (SD288746)
1.6km SSE 150° Birkrigg Common Platform Cairn* Cairn (SD282740)
1.6km ESE 122° Birkrigg Common Enclosures and Appleby Hill and Stone Circle Ancient Village or Settlement (SD288745)
1.7km ESE 121° Birkrigg Common Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SD28837453)
1.7km SE 134° Birkrigg Common Cemetery* Barrow Cemetery (SD28627421)
1.8km SE 126° Birkrigg Common Round Cairn 2 Round Cairn (SD289743)
1.9km SW 227° Urswick Stone Walls* Ancient Village or Settlement (SD260741)
2.0km WSW 254° Lindal Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SD255749)
2.3km SE 128° Druids Temple (Cumbria)* Stone Circle (SD29237396)
4.1km NNE 28° Hoad Hill* Cairn (SD294790)
4.9km SSW 199° St Michael's Well (Gleaston) Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SD2572070820)
5.8km W 271° St Helen's Well (Askam and Ireleth) Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SD2161075640)
7.7km NNW 341° The Kirk Ring Cairn* Stone Circle (SD2507082693)
7.7km NNW 342° The Kirk Stone Row* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SD2509182770)
7.9km NNE 30° Sheriff's Well (Greenodd) Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SD3150082130)
7.9km NNW 342° Kirkby Moor Ringcairn* Round Cairn (SD25148299)
8.4km NNE 28° Greenodd Holy Well (Egton with Newland) Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SD3144082770)
8.7km ENE 76° Holker Labyrinth and Standing Stones Modern Stone Circle etc (SD3590677373)
8.8km N 3° The Beacon (Cumbria)* Stone Circle (SD28008423)
8.9km N 2° Lowick Ring Cairn (SD279843)
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