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<< Other Photo Pages >> Spellow Hills - Long Barrow in England in Lincolnshire

Submitted by oldman on Tuesday, 03 December 2002  Page Views: 5214

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Spellow Hills Alternative Name: Hills of the Slain, Spellows Hills
Country: England County: Lincolnshire Type: Long Barrow

Map Ref: TF4014272239  Landranger Map Number: 122
Latitude: 53.228709N  Longitude: 0.097954E
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.
3 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
4

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Spellow Hills
Spellow Hills submitted by oldman : A little more zoomed in on the barrow. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Long Barrow in Lincolnshire

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Spellow Hills submitted by oldman : Showing the entire length of the barrow (Vote or comment on this photo)

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TF4072 : Spellow Hills Long Barrow, aka the Hills of the Slain: aerial 2021 by Simon Tomson
by Simon Tomson
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TF4072 : Spellow Hills, from near Langton Grange Farm by Chris
by Chris
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TF4072 : Spellow Hills, near Langton-by-Partney: aerial 2017 by Chris
by Chris
©2017(licence)
TF4072 : Spellow Hills long barrow, looking towards Langton: aerial 2017 by Chris
by Chris
©2017(licence)
TF4072 : The Hills of the Slain: Spellow Hills Long Barrow, near Langton-by-Partney, aerial 2021 by Simon Tomson
by Simon Tomson
©2021(licence)

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Re: Spellows Hills Street View by Andy B on Thursday, 15 November 2018
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Aerial photo here
https://www.aerialphotography.org.uk/AerialArchaeology/Lincolnshire-Long-Barrows/i-RMjcwJm
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Spellows Hills Street View by Andy B on Thursday, 01 April 2010
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