<< Our Photo Pages >> Sutton Down long barrow - Long Barrow in England in Wiltshire
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Sutton Down long barrowCountry: England County: Wiltshire Type: Long Barrow
Nearest Town: Salisbury Nearest Village: Swallowcliffe
Map Ref: ST983264
Latitude: 51.036956N Longitude: 2.025621W
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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Located in a field on Sutton Down with views to the east and west along the scarp edge of the White Sheet Hill ridge. The barrow looks as if it has been reduced in size and rounded by ploughing. The area is now pasture land and the barrow has a few bushes growing on it.
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