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<< Text Pages >> New Town Tumuli - Round Barrow(s) in England in Wiltshire

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: New Town Tumuli
Country: England County: Wiltshire Type: Round Barrow(s)

Map Ref: SU11596403
Latitude: 51.375209N  Longitude: 1.834875W
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
no data 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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Round Barrow(s) in Wiltshire

Bronze Age bowl barrow with a possible barrow nearby. Partially overlain by an enclosure thought to be of Medieval date.

Pastscape:
Barrows
http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=221100

Enclosure
http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=221154

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SU1164 : Tumulus near New Town by Trevor Rickard
by Trevor Rickard
©2010(licence)
SU1163 : Cows in pasture near Knap Cottage by Russel Wills
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SU1163 : From Stanton St Bernard to Wansdyke and return [51] by Michael Dibb
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SU1163 : Sheep on the track by David Martin
by David Martin
©2020(licence)
SU1163 : From Stanton St Bernard to Wansdyke and return [52] by Michael Dibb
by Michael Dibb
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