<< Our Photo Pages >> Southmead Barrow - Round Barrow(s) in England in Gloucestershire
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Southmead Barrow Alternative Name: Westbury TumulusCountry: England County: Gloucestershire Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Westbury-on-Trym Nearest Village: Southmead
Map Ref: ST5794477902
Latitude: 51.498483N Longitude: 2.60724W
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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mesolithica visited on 5th Feb 2024 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4
TheCaptain visited on 2nd Jun 2022 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 4 Remarkably well preserved round barrow now a part of the recently created Badock's Wood nature reserve
IAmYamnaya visited on 1st Jan 2022 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Excellently well preserved round barrow/kurgan in North Bristol, just down an asphalt path from Doncaster road. Has a monument next to it indicating where exactly it is. Has an info board next to it giving some contextual information about the Bronze age Britons (Bell beaker folk) and what was found at the site. Natural feeling forest surroundings.
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4 Ambience: 3.67 Access: 4
A twice excavated (1873 & 1922/23) Bronze Age Barrow, the type is not mentioned. Located in an area of parkland/nature reserve, surprisingly well preserved. There is an information board nearby. The site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, BS27.
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