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<< Our Photo Pages >> Magdalen Hill Down - Barrow Cemetery in England in Hampshire

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Tuesday, 15 November 2011  Page Views: 6151

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Magdalen Hill Down
Country: England County: Hampshire Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Winchester
Map Ref: SU49992933
Latitude: 51.061139N  Longitude: 1.288039W
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.
4 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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Magdalen Hill Down
Magdalen Hill Down submitted by SolarMegalith : Barrow "B" - view from the east (photo taken on November 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)
Barrow Cemetery in Hampshire. This group of five Bronze Age bowl barrows is particularly worth visiting because of it's wonderful location on slope of Magdalen Hill Down, with great view towards the south (including St. Catherine's Hill hillfort). Three barrows are still in good condition.

Barrows A and E are almost completely mutilated. Barrow B is located right from the footpath (walking from Winchester) and is 2 m high. Barrow C has remains of a robber trench in it's top part, but is still very obvious. Barrow D is the largest one, it is 2,5 m high and has partly preserved quarry ditch.

Area of the barrow cemetery is protected as Magdalen Hill Down Nature Reserve with many rare species of butterflies.
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Magdalen Hill Down
Magdalen Hill Down submitted by SolarMegalith : Barrow "B" and view towards the south, partly obscured by morning fog (photo taken on November 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Magdalen Hill Down
Magdalen Hill Down submitted by SolarMegalith : Barrows "C" and "D" - view from the SE (photo taken on November 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Magdalen Hill Down
Magdalen Hill Down submitted by SolarMegalith : Magdalen Hill Down barrow cemetery seen from the west - overall view (photo taken on November 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Magdalen Hill Down
Magdalen Hill Down submitted by SolarMegalith : Barrow "D" - view from the SW (photo taken on November 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SU4929 : Three tumuli on Magdalen Hill by Peter Facey
by Peter Facey
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SU5029 : Magdalen Hill Down by Peter Facey
by Peter Facey
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SU5029 : Wild Flowers upon Magdalen Hill by Peter Facey
by Peter Facey
©2011(licence)
SU5029 : Magdalen Hill Down, kissing gate by Mike Faherty
by Mike Faherty
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SU5029 : Wild flowers upon Magdalen Hill Down by Peter Facey
by Peter Facey
©2011(licence)

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