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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Upton Great Barrow Alternative Name: Upton Lovell G1Country: England County: Wiltshire Type: Round Barrow(s)
Map Ref: ST955423 Landranger Map Number: 184
Latitude: 51.179914N Longitude: 2.065758W
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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WessexRanger visited on 15th Sep 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Visited this barrow in my car and it caused some damage to the front spoiler. The barrow lies on the ancient Ridgeway and the track is quite rutted. The barrow itself is very large and impressive but has been completely fenced off and used to house pheasants. I walked into the wooded area very easily and would recommend visiting this one if you tour this area. The Ridgeway itself is very atmospheric.
Page on this barrow from Wiltshire Heritage Museum who house the artefacts.
http://www.wiltshireheritagecollections.org.uk/wiltshiresites.asp?page=selectedplace&mwsquery=%7BPlace%20identity%7D=%7BUpton%20Lovell%20G1%7D
Hoare wrote in 'Ancient Wiltshire' that William Cunnington had found a cremation in this barrow, accompanied by "forty-eight beads, sixteen of which were of green and blue opaque glass, of a long shape, and notched between so as to resemble a string of beads; five were of canal coal or jet; and the remaining twenty seven were of red amber; the whole forming a most beautiful necklace, and such as a British female would not in these modern days of good taste and elegance disdain to wear."
Source: Northstoke.blogspot.com
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