<< Our Photo Pages >> Lineover - Chambered Tomb in England in Gloucestershire
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Lineover Alternative Name: Dowdeswell ICountry: England County: Gloucestershire Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Cheltenham Nearest Village: Dowdeswell
Map Ref: SO99231856 Landranger Map Number: 163
Latitude: 51.865619N Longitude: 2.012588W
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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TheCaptain visited on 14th Jun 2021 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 4 Cotswold Way walk north around Cheltenham from Seven Springs to Cleeve Hill. Small detour for a look at the remains of Lineover longbarrow, in a field of cows
4clydesdale7 visited on 17th Nov 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5 This site lies 50m E from a layby on the busy A436 Cheltenham - Andoversford - Bourton on the Water road with heavy daytime traffic - be careful - the road is narrow and heavily used by 41ft artics
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.5 Ambience: 3 Access: 4.5
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