<< Our Photo Pages >> Bowcombe Down - Round Barrow(s) in England in Isle of Wight
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Bowcombe DownCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 2.602 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Isle of Wight Type: Round Barrow(s)
Map Ref: SZ461872 Landranger Map Number: 196
Latitude: 50.682638N Longitude: 1.348841W
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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cliffrich visited on 29th Dec 2019 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 2 Nothing really to see here. A slight rise in the ground is all to notice.
goxethee visited I go horseriding regularly along the track but haven't yet been able to make out the barrow :/
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