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<< Text Pages >> Loxton Hill Barrows - Round Barrow(s) in England in Somerset

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Tuesday, 06 August 2013  Page Views: 2139

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Loxton Hill Barrows
Country: England County: Somerset Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Weston-Super-Mare
Map Ref: ST36565704
Latitude: 51.308924N  Longitude: 2.911519W
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.
no data 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.
no data 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
5

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Round Barrows in Somerset

Two Bronze Age bowl barrows preserved as earthworks.

Barrow "A" (ST 36555705) is 13m in diameter and 1.4m high.

Barrow "B" (ST 36575709) is 6.5m in diameter and 0.2m high.

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