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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Loxton Hill BarrowsCountry: England County: Somerset Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Weston-Super-Mare
Map Ref: ST36565704
Latitude: 51.308924N Longitude: 2.911519W
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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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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