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<< Our Photo Pages >> Normanton Down Long Barrow - Long Barrow in England in Wiltshire

Submitted by dooclay on Tuesday, 27 February 2024  Page Views: 50

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Normanton Down Long Barrow Alternative Name: Long Barrow, Normanton Down
Country: England County: Wiltshire Type: Long Barrow
 Nearest Village: Wilsford
Map Ref: SU1141341071
Latitude: 51.168770N  Longitude: 1.838143W
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.
4 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.
3 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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Normanton Down Long Barrow
Normanton Down Long Barrow submitted by dooclay : Looking South to the Longbarrow (Vote or comment on this photo)
Long Barrow in Wiltshire

The Wiltshire HER has little to say but ' Long barrow orientated East-West'. and, The Barrow was 'Opened by Cunnington who found four primary inhumations on a "floor" at the east end, and a secondary inhumation (possibly Saxon)'.
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Normanton Down Long Barrow
Normanton Down Long Barrow submitted by dooclay : Looking back to the Barrow from the south (Vote or comment on this photo)

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