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<< Text Pages >> Coombe Beacon - Barrow Cemetery in England in Dorset

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Wednesday, 12 October 2011  Page Views: 3275

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Coombe Beacon
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.4 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Dorset Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Wool
Map Ref: SY860844
Latitude: 50.659104N  Longitude: 2.199425W
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.
no data 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.
no data 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
5

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Barrow Cemetery in Dorset

This Bronze Age barrow cemetery consists of 4 bowl barrows and 2 bell barrows. In the nearby there are other possible barrows.

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SY8584 : Coombe Heath by Maurice D Budden
by Maurice D Budden
©2010(licence)
SY8684 : Lulworth area by Peter Elsdon
by Peter Elsdon
©2009(licence)
SY8684 : Lulworth area by Peter Elsdon
by Peter Elsdon
©2009(licence)
SY8684 : Coombe Heath, bridleway junction by Mike Faherty
by Mike Faherty
©2016(licence)
SY8684 : Wood Street, farm road by Mike Faherty
by Mike Faherty
©2016(licence)

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