<< Our Photo Pages >> Long Low - Long Barrow in England in Staffordshire
Submitted by TimPrevett on Monday, 14 October 2002 Page Views: 13747
Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Long LowCountry: England County: Staffordshire Type: Long Barrow
Nearest Town: Ashbourne Nearest Village: Ilam
Map Ref: SK122539 Landranger Map Number: 119
Latitude: 53.082185N Longitude: 1.819321W
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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This is very reminiscent of the Broadmayne Bank Barrow in Dorset.
Drystone walling intersects it in several places, and I styal is incorporated into one of the western side walls.
Access - there is also a styal into the westerly field of the barrow where a footpath goes nearby, and a very recent styal actually built into one of the walls intersecting the barrow, so it implies access is allowed. A drive along a narrow accessible road from Wetton, with considerate parking saves quite a walk.
Pastscape: "Late Neolithic long mound, incorporating two round barrows, is without precise parallels but has affinities with a gallery/passage grave in Anglesey, Brynyr Hen Bob"
Top photo: Looking along Long Low to the SSW.
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