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<< Our Photo Pages >> Longwood Tumulus - Round Barrow(s) in England in Somerset

Submitted by dooclay on Wednesday, 08 February 2023  Page Views: 1235

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Longwood Tumulus
Country: England County: Somerset Type: Round Barrow(s)
 Nearest Village: Charterhouse
Map Ref: ST4841955518
Latitude: 51.296440N  Longitude: 2.741182W
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.
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.
3 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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Longwood Tumulus
Longwood Tumulus submitted by dooclay : View cNNW of the barrow (Vote or comment on this photo)
Round Barrow(s) in Somerset

From the Somerset HER: The Bronze Age barrow, or two confluent barrows, centred at ST 4843 5549 is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs and lidar southwest of Townsend Pool, Priddy. The barrow is sub-oval in form and measures up to 21m in length by up to 18m in width.
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Longwood Tumulus
Longwood Tumulus submitted by dooclay : bright clear day on Mendip February 2023 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
ST4855 : West Mendip Way by Chris McAuley
by Chris McAuley
©2011(licence)
ST4855 : Path in Long Wood Nature Reserve by PAUL FARMER
by PAUL FARMER
©2018(licence)
ST4855 : Grazing meadow on upland limestone plateau with woodland boundary by Dr Duncan Pepper
by Dr Duncan Pepper
©2013(licence)
ST4855 : Longwood Valley Sink by Nick Chipchase
by Nick Chipchase
©2015(licence)
ST4855 : Longwood Swallet by Mike Belch
by Mike Belch
©2007(licence)

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 322m N 1° Gorsey Bigbury Henge* Henge (ST48435584)
 1.6km WNW 300° Tynings Farm Barrow Group* Barrow Cemetery (ST47005635)
 1.7km N 1° Beacon Batch* Barrow Cemetery (ST48465726)
 1.8km NE 55° Charterhouse Earthwork* Misc. Earthwork (ST49885651)
 1.9km NW 324° Black Down barrows (Mendip)* Barrow Cemetery (ST473571)
 1.9km S 184° Totty Pot Cave or Rock Shelter (ST48255358)
 2.0km E 84° Charterhouse settlement* Misc. Earthwork (ST504557)
 2.2km SW 230° Sun Hole* Cave or Rock Shelter (ST467541)
 2.3km SW 224° Soldier's Hole Cave or Rock Shelter (ST468539)
 2.3km SW 226° Goughs Cave (Cheddar)* Cave or Rock Shelter (ST46715392)
 2.4km SW 227° Cheddar Museum of Prehistory* Museum (ST46655393)
 2.4km E 83° Nordrach Tumulus* Round Barrow(s) (ST5078755765)
 2.7km SW 230° Flint Jack's Cave Cave or Rock Shelter (ST463538)
 3.1km WNW 298° Cuck Hill Barrow Round Barrow(s) (ST4567057030)
 3.3km NNW 345° Aveline's Hole* Cave or Rock Shelter (ST47615867)
 3.3km N 349° Burrington Camp* Hillfort (ST47825878)
 3.4km S 185° Batcombe Hollow north stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (ST4810452088)
 3.7km S 189° Batcombe Hollow south standing stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (ST4782451823)
 3.8km E 93° Whites Town Farm Tumulus* Round Barrow(s) (ST5223355265)
 3.9km SE 140° Cheddar Head Stone Circle (ST509525)
 4.4km ESE 103° Wright's Piece barrows (S)* Barrow Cemetery (ST527545)
 4.5km E 82° Fernhill Farm* Modern Stone Circle etc (ST52865606)
 4.5km S 169° Westbury Camp* Hillfort (ST49205112)
 4.5km NW 308° Barrow at Rowberrow* Round Barrow(s) (ST44925834)
 4.6km SE 146° Bristol Plain Farm Barrow Cemetery* Barrow Cemetery (ST5097951665)
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