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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Shrub's Wood Long BarrowCountry: England County: Kent Type: Long Barrow
Nearest Village: Hastingleigh
Map Ref: TR09914587
Latitude: 51.173527N Longitude: 1.001505E
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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Information from Pastscape: "A long barrow at TR 09914587 is 40.0m long, 17.0 to 20.0m in bradth, and 2.0m in height at the E end, slightly less at the W end. Side ditches are 7.0m wide, and up to 0.5m deep." http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=463075 The barrow is situated on level ground within chestnut woodland and is in excellent condition, and apparently undisturbed.
http://morganbd.blogspot.com/2008/05/couplea-weeks-ago-i-was-re-visiting.html
http://hotlandscapes.blogspot.com/2008/05/shrubs-wood-barrow-shrubs-woodis.html
From Exploring Kent's Past: "The remains of a Neolithic long barrow are located in Shrubs Wood near Elmstead. The barrow is 40m long, between 17 to 20m in breadth, and survives to 2m in height at its east end. The ditches are 7m wide, and up to half a metre deep. The barrow is situated on level ground within chestnut woodland and is in excellent condition, and apparently undisturbed. One of a group of three long barrows in the Stour Valley." http://extranet7.kent.gov.uk/ExploringKentsPast/SingleResult.aspx?uid=MKE3881
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