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Multi-periodSite Name: The Mazles Alternative Name: The MazeCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 3.357 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Cambridgeshire Type: Turf Maze
Nearest Town: Cambridge Nearest Village: Comberton
Map Ref: TL377559
Latitude: 52.184166N Longitude: 0.012712E
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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Turf Maze in Cambridgeshire
Here on the vilage green was an ancient maze 50 feet across with a circular cenrtre but basically Chartre design. When the local school was built in 1846, the maze became situated outside the entrance became very worn. The paths were re made very 3 years and the site had a trust to protect it. As a result of the damage caused by the location, in 1908 it was re-cut in the playground and existed until 1926 although in a very worn state when it was covered in tarmac. Strangly the drawing of its pattern which resided in the school was burnt at the same time. It is said in cold weather for years to come the ghostly imprint of the maze could be seen. It is said that the Maze at nearby Hilton was copied from this older one as the owner of the manor there had relations in the village.
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