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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Avebury Downs Barn Tumuli Alternative Name: Avebury Downs Barrow CemeteryCountry: England County: Wiltshire Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Village: Avebury
Map Ref: SU1125170971
Latitude: 51.437626N Longitude: 1.839527W
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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Five Barrows, including 4 Bell Barrows:
SU 11060/70932: SU17SW643 Bell Barrow
SU 11253/70972: SU17SW673 Bell Barrow
SU 11287/71005: SU17SW674 Bell Barrow
SU 11346/70991: SU17SW675 Bell Barrow
SU 11410/70981: SU17SW676 Bowl Barrow
SU17SW675 is a huge mound with hollowed centre from robbing/excavation.
Technically part of the Overton Downs Barrow Group.
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348m NNE 31° Avebury Down Stone Circle* Stone Circle (SU11437127)
423m W 277° Avebury Down Earthwork Misc. Earthwork (SU10837102)
1.1km E 81° Overton Down* Barrow Cemetery (SU12307113)
1.1km SE 146° Avebury Down barrow cemetery* Barrow Cemetery (SU11877007)
1.3km ENE 73° Monkton Down Bowl Barrow Round Barrow(s) (SU12487134)
1.3km E 87° Overton Down Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SU12607104)
1.4km SW 227° Avebury - The Cove* Standing Stones (SU10257002)
1.4km NNE 16° Monkton Down Long Barrow* Long Barrow (SU1163272303)
1.4km SW 224° Avebury* Stone Circle (SU10266996)
1.5km NNE 21° Monkton Down* Barrow Cemetery (SU1176472347)
1.6km SW 232° St. James's Church (Avebury) Ancient Cross (SU0997669968)
1.6km SSW 204° West Kennet Avenue polisher* Polissoir (SU10576947)
1.7km ENE 72° The Polisher (Fyfield Down)* Polissoir (SU12837150)
1.7km S 189° Falkner's Circle* Stone Circle (SU10986931)
1.7km ENE 71° Holed Stone (West Overton)* Ancient Village or Settlement (SU12857151)
1.7km SW 227° Alexander Keiller Museum* Museum (SU100698)
1.8km NW 305° Winterbourne Monkton* Chambered Tomb (SU09797197)
1.8km NE 55° Ridgeway* Ancient Trackway (SU127720)
1.8km SSW 198° West Kennet Avenue* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SU10696928)
1.9km ESE 105° Overton Downs Tumuli* Round Barrow(s) (SU13057051)
1.9km NNE 21° Monkton Down N* Barrow Cemetery (SU11937274)
2.2km ESE 120° Pickledean Stone Circle (SU13196988)
2.2km ENE 76° Fyfield Down (Avebury)* Rock Art (SU13437152)
2.3km SE 131° Down Barn* Standing Stones (SU12966949)
2.3km E 100° The Toad Stone* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SU135706)
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