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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Barrow Wake BarrowCountry: England County: Gloucestershire Type: Round Barrow(s)
Map Ref: SO93381585
Latitude: 51.841213N Longitude: 2.097493W
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(s) in Gloucestershire
From Pastscape:
"The round barrow at the north end of Barrow Wake had been almost quarried away when seen by Grinsell in 1959, and only the extreme north edge remained. Approximately 14.0 metres across and up to 1.3 metres high; only the north half survives."
http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=117417
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