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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: High BillingeCountry: England County: Cheshire Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Winsford Nearest Village: Cotebrook
Map Ref: SJ5548066242 Landranger Map Number: 117
Latitude: 53.191390N Longitude: 2.667776W
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 in Cheshire
The scheduled bowl barrow of High Billinge is a prominent oval mound located on an exposed hilltop close to Utkinton. Unfortunately trees and fencing have encroached onto the tumulus which is now approximately 2m high and 35m north to south by 24m east to west.
References
Cheshire County Sites and Monuments Record
D.M.Longley “Prehistory” in C.R.Elrington (ed) “The Victoria History of the County of Chester, volume 1, Oxford University Press (1987)
Note: Please note this barrow is located on private land but can be easily viewed from the nearby road.
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