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<< Our Photo Pages >> Beacon Plantation Long Barrow - Long Barrow in England in Lincolnshire

Submitted by vicky on Saturday, 06 December 2003  Page Views: 6323

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Beacon Plantation Long Barrow
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 4.585 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Lincolnshire Type: Long Barrow
Nearest Town: Alford
Map Ref: TF372776  Landranger Map Number: 122
Latitude: 53.277634N  Longitude: 0.056221E
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.
2 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.
5 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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oldman visited on 25th Oct 2018 Access from the A16 Southbound Lay-by to the North of the site.

Beacon Plantation Long Barrow
Beacon Plantation Long Barrow submitted by oldman : This is the view looking along the length of the Barrow from near to the Northern end. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Long Barrow in Lincolnshire

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Beacon Plantation Long Barrow
Beacon Plantation Long Barrow submitted by oldman : This shows the Rise of the Barrow at the Southern End. The video I have submitted starts a from this end and pans to the other end of the Barrow. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Beacon Plantation Long Barrow
Beacon Plantation Long Barrow submitted by oldman : This is the view of the Barrow Looking towards the North from near the Southern End. These 2 pictures were taken about 70 to 80 meters apart (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
TF3777 : Minor road junction with the A16 near White Pit by JThomas
by JThomas
©2020(licence)
TF3777 : Lay-by on A16 near White Pit by Steve  Fareham
by Steve Fareham
©2014(licence)
TF3777 : Junction for Ketsby from A16 south by John Firth
by John Firth
©2012(licence)
TF3777 : Ketsby Top by Richard Croft
by Richard Croft
©2011(licence)
TF3677 : Clump of Trees at A16 Near Walmsgate by Ian Paterson
by Ian Paterson
©2008(licence)

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Re: Beacon Plantation Long Barrow by oldman on Saturday, 27 October 2018
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I believe that this is the longest long barrow in Lincolnshire. This is a video panning from the South End to the North. There are a lot of trees in the way and the barrow is cut away to the Southern End so it is difficult to get the full impact of this site.
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