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<< Our Photo Pages >> Bourton on the Hill - Chambered Tomb in England in Gloucestershire

Submitted by vicky on Tuesday, 24 September 2002  Page Views: 9500

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Bourton on the Hill
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.6 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Gloucestershire Type: Chambered Tomb

Map Ref: SP168324  Landranger Map Number: 151
Latitude: 51.989801N  Longitude: 1.756755W
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.
 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
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Bourton on the Hill submitted by Billythefish : View from the South, from the cabbage field! (Vote or comment on this photo)
Chambered Tomb with Long Mound in Gloucestershire

The mound is now covered with trees and enclosed by a dry-stone wall.

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Bourton on the Hill
Bourton on the Hill submitted by Billythefish : Close up of the mound - very hard to photograph thanks to the wall, trees and undergrowth. The mound is really quite substantial as can be seen from this picture (I am six feet tall). I could see no signs of any entrance to the chamber. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bourton on the Hill
Bourton on the Hill submitted by Billythefish : View looking West of the approach from the road. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SP1632 : Tower View Farm [2] by Michael Dibb
by Michael Dibb
©2010(licence)
SP1632 : Tower View Farm [1] by Michael Dibb
by Michael Dibb
©2010(licence)
SP1632 : Petrol station on the A44, Bourton-on-the-Hill by Peter Whatley
by Peter Whatley
©2011(licence)
SP1632 : Posh wall by Michael Dibb
by Michael Dibb
©2010(licence)
SP1632 : Service station on the A44 near Bourton-on-the-Hill by JThomas
by JThomas
©2023(licence)

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Bourton on the Hill Street View by SteveDut on Monday, 17 May 2010
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Re: Bourton on the Hill by cropredy on Thursday, 27 July 2006
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Visited this site today, it sure is overgrown, found it at ,
Lat 51 59 14 N
Long 1 45 25 W
It is aligned east/west with its enterance at the southern end , I say this because of a dowsable arrangement of lines, that occur at other long barrows , and these occur across the entrance line of stones.
I fought my way in through the jungle, only to come face to face with a really big hawk like bird of prey, it never moved, but after a couple of minutes, I did, it had huge tallons, and I think I was on its territory?
Usually I try to dowse along the top of long barrows , to note where the spirals occur, but it was not possible, it needs clearing , the roots of the trees will destroy it?
Kevin
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Re: Bourton on the Hill by Billythefish on Friday, 08 April 2005
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Easy access, but up a private track and around the edge of a field. It is heavily overgrown but beautifuly located with far reaching views to the East over the upper Evenlode valley / Moreton in the Marsh.
Views to the West are over a far more intimate rolling landscape (unfortunately crossed by the busy A44).
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