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<< Text Pages >> Wigston Parva - Henge in England in Leicestershire and Rutland

Submitted by enkidu41 on Saturday, 14 August 2004  Page Views: 7040

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Wigston Parva
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 2.1 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Leicestershire and Rutland Type: Henge

Map Ref: SP467893
Latitude: 52.499611N  Longitude: 1.313504W
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
no data 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
3
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Henge in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Cropmarks show triple concentric ring-ditches with the inner ring interrupted to provide a possible entrance.

This is either a henge or possibly a causewayed barrow.
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SP4689 : Footpath to Wigston Parva by JThomas
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SP4689 : Field off the A5 Roman Road by JThomas
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SP4689 : Footpath off Watling Street (A5) Roman Road by JThomas
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SP4689 : A5 Watling Street by Peter Mackenzie
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SP4689 : Smockington Hollow by Mat Fascione
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