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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Cat's BrainCountry: England County: Wiltshire Type: Long Barrow
Nearest Town: Pewsey
Map Ref: SU1185057889
Latitude: 51.319986N Longitude: 1.831342W
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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The barrow consists of a U-shaped ditch with what appears to be a rectangular structure in the middle, possibly a "house of the dead". It is estimated to date from around 3600 BCE. See the comments below for more details
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