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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Longwood TumulusCountry: England County: Somerset Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Village: Charterhouse
Map Ref: ST4841955518
Latitude: 51.296440N Longitude: 2.741182W
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 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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3.7km S 189° Batcombe Hollow south standing stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (ST4782451823)
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4.6km SE 146° Bristol Plain Farm Barrow Cemetery* Barrow Cemetery (ST5097951665)
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