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<< Our Photo Pages >> South of Penning Barn - Round Barrow(s) in England in Wiltshire

Submitted by coldrum on Monday, 06 September 2010  Page Views: 3775

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: South of Penning Barn
Country: England County: Wiltshire Type: Round Barrow(s)

Map Ref: SU08506921
Latitude: 51.421839N  Longitude: 1.879146W
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
4 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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South of Penning Barn
South of Penning Barn submitted by dooclay : Looking W (Vote or comment on this photo)
Round Barrow in Wiltshire

From Pastscape: "Bronze Age bowl barrow, Grinsell's Avebury 18, located south of Penning Barn. Extant as a well-preserved, slightly oval mound 39 metres by 34 metres, and 2.7 metres high."

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South of Penning Barn
South of Penning Barn submitted by dooclay : Barrow from the SE (Vote or comment on this photo)

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