<< Our Photo Pages >> Drove Cottage Henge - Henge in England in Somerset
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Drove Cottage Henge Alternative Name: Hunters Lodge Inn HengeCountry: England County: Somerset Type: Henge
Nearest Town: Wells Nearest Village: Priddy
Map Ref: ST559498 Landranger Map Number: 182
Latitude: 51.245658N Longitude: 2.633187W
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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The earthworks can clearly be seen in the field, but without proper access to the field, it was difficult to fully make out what is there.
The banks and ditch seem quite wide, but not very high or deep, and it would appear to have a mound in the centre. The entrance is at the northern side.
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