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<< Our Photo Pages >> Pen Hill Longbarrow - Long Barrow in England in Somerset

Submitted by thecaptain on Monday, 11 September 2006  Page Views: 12977

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pen Hill Longbarrow
Country: England County: Somerset Type: Long Barrow
Nearest Town: Wells  Nearest Village: Priddy
Map Ref: ST563487
Latitude: 51.235799N  Longitude: 2.627322W
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.
 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
 3

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Pen Hill Longbarrow
Pen Hill Longbarrow submitted by thecaptain : Pen Hill Longbarrow is a 45 metre long by 15 metre wide longbarrow which is to be found in a little fenced enclosure, just to the south of the summit of Pen Hill at the southern edge of the Mendip Hills just north of Wells. The views to the south from here are fantastic, with the Somerset Levels spread out below. This view is looking southeast. (Vote or comment on this photo)
This is a 45 metre long by 15 metre wide longbarrow which is to be found in a little fenced enclosure, just to the south of the summit of Pen Hill at the southern edge of the Mendip Hills just north of Wells.

The hill is impossible to miss, as it has on top of it the massive Priddy TV transmitter tower, some of the stay cables of which cross the longbarrow before being anchored into the hillside just below the barrow.

At the eastern end of the barrow is a seperate round barrow, which at first seems to be a part of the longbarrow, which would have made it about 65 metres long.

The views to the south and west from here are fantastic, with the Somerset Levels spread out below to the south with the unmistakeable outline of Glastonbury Tor in the middle of everything. To the west, the setting sun can be seen shining on the Bristol Channel with Brent Knoll standing proud of all around it, and Exmoor and the Quantock Hills beyond.

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Pen Hill Longbarrow
Pen Hill Longbarrow submitted by thecaptain : Pen Hill Longbarrow. To the west, the setting sun could be seen shining on the Bristol Channel with Brent Knoll standing proud of all around it, and Exmoor and the Quantock Hills beyond. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pen Hill Longbarrow
Pen Hill Longbarrow submitted by thecaptain : Pen Hill Longbarrow seen here looking from the southern side towards the northeast. The hill is impossible to miss, as it has on top of it the massive Priddy TV transmitter tower, some of the stay cables of which cross the longbarrow before being anchored into the hillside just below the barrow. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pen Hill Longbarrow
Pen Hill Longbarrow submitted by thecaptain : Pen Hill Longbarrow seen here looking to the east. (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Pen Hill Longbarrow
Pen Hill Longbarrow submitted by thecaptain : This is a 45 metre long by 15 metre wide longbarrow which is to be found in a little fenced enclosure, just to the south of the summit of Pen Hill at the southern edge of the Mendip Hills just north of Wells. The view to the southwest from here is fantastic, with the Somerset Levels spread out below. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
ST5648 : The Mendip Mast by Graham Richards
by Graham Richards
©2005(licence)
ST5648 : The Mendip transmitter mast by Peter Barrington
by Peter Barrington
©2008(licence)
ST5648 : Mendip TV Transmitter by Mr Eugene Birchall
by Mr Eugene Birchall
©2011(licence)
ST5648 : Pen Hill summit & trig point Mendip Hills by Colin Park
by Colin Park
©2020(licence)
ST5648 : The Mendip television and radio transmitter mast by Dr Duncan Pepper
by Dr Duncan Pepper
©2014(licence)

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