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<< Our Photo Pages >> Giants Grave (Breamore) - Long Barrow in England in Hampshire

Submitted by JimChampion on Sunday, 08 May 2005  Page Views: 14044

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Giants Grave (Breamore)
Country: England County: Hampshire Type: Long Barrow
Nearest Town: Fordingbridge  Nearest Village: Breamore
Map Ref: SU138200
Latitude: 50.979246N  Longitude: 1.8048W
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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Giants Grave (Breamore)
Giants Grave (Breamore) submitted by JimChampion : May 2005. Looking north at the Breamore Giant's Grave long barrow, with its new rabbit-proof-fence and sign which asks you to respect the monument and stay outside the perimeter fence. The axis of the barrow points uphill, which is unusual round these parts. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Earthen long barrow in Hampshire

A neolithic long barrow, oriented NE-SW, originally 65m long and 26m wide with flanked ditches. Now partly mutilated at its SW end and no trace of ditches due to ploughing. The barrow's axis points uphill, which contrasts with most of the other local long barrows which follow the local contours. [source]

Access The barrow is in the care of the Breamore House estate, and it now has a rabbit-proof perimeter fence and sign. This part of the estate can be visited for free, and access paths have been made through the crops. The barrow is a short distance southwest of the Breamore Miz-Maze: see that site's entry for detailed directions.
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SU1320 : Footpath through crops near the Breamore mizmaze by Jim Champion
by Jim Champion
©2005(licence)
SU1320 : Grazing land by Peter Beaven
by Peter Beaven
©2007(licence)
SU1420 : Stone Maze Breamore Hampshire by Clive Perrin
by Clive Perrin
©2008(licence)
SU1420 : Twin Yews Breamore Hampshire by Clive Perrin
by Clive Perrin
©2008(licence)
SU1319 : Whitsbury, Long Steeple Lane by Mike Faherty
by Mike Faherty
©2010(licence)

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Re: Giants Grave (Breamore) by Zooks777 on Saturday, 21 August 2021
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As described on Environment Agency lidar (grey icon next to CamRA). Vague signs of rectangular enclosures to north. 'Duck's Nest' feature marked on OS as long barrow 3.4 km to west looks more modern or badly damages
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Re: Giants Grave (Breamore) by Anonymous on Wednesday, 22 June 2011
My 1940 one inch OS map clearly shows a long barrow at 152199 - about a mile due west of this site? Has it completely disappeared or was earlier original OS map wrong. Do the OS cease to record these things if they cant be seen?


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Re: Giants Grave (Breamore) by Anonymous on Saturday, 27 February 2010
Thank you for your information. I am looking forward to a decent weekend when I can get to see this and the mizmaze! I love this whole area and really envy the Hulse family with their lovely estate. (My husband and I nearly rented a farmhouse here, but decided it was a bit too remote)
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