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<< Our Photo Pages >> Tynings Farm Barrow Group - Barrow Cemetery in England in Somerset

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Saturday, 03 December 2011  Page Views: 3528

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Tynings Farm Barrow Group
Country: England County: Somerset Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Cheddar  Nearest Village: Shipham
Map Ref: ST47005635
Latitude: 51.303790N  Longitude: 2.761656W
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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
5

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Tynings Farm Barrow Group
Tynings Farm Barrow Group submitted by TheCaptain : Bronze age round barrows of the Tynings Farm Barrow Group, high on the Mendip Hills. (Vote or comment on this photo)
A well-preserved Late Bronze Age barrow cemetery is located SE of Shipham. It consists of ditched round barrows in which cremation burials were discovered.

The cemetery includes five barrows which are listed as "West-Cheddar", "North", "South" "East" and "Central".
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Tynings Farm Barrow Group
Tynings Farm Barrow Group submitted by TheCaptain : Bronze age round barrows of the Tynings Farm Barrow Group, high on the Mendip Hills. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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ST4656 : Black Down barrows by Neil Owen
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ST4656 : Road at Tyning's Farm by Derek Harper
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ST4656 : The road alongside Tyning's Farm. by Chris McAuley
by Chris McAuley
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ST4756 : Trekking at Tyning's by Neil Owen
by Neil Owen
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