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<< Text Pages >> Blakeney Downs Barrows - Round Barrow(s) in England in Norfolk

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Blakeney Downs Barrows
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 3.545 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Norfolk Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Blakeney
Map Ref: TG01864365
Latitude: 52.952234N  Longitude: 1.003406E
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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
5
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Two bowl barrows in Norfolk

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"Two bowl barrows situated on Blakeney Downs. The barrows are visible as earthern mounds, surrounded by hollows in the ground surface which mark the presence of quarry ditches, now largely infilled."

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
TG0143 : Boat storage, Blakeney by Hugh Venables
by Hugh Venables
©2016(licence)
TG0143 : Boat storage, Blakeney by Hugh Venables
by Hugh Venables
©2016(licence)
TG0143 : House on Blakeney Downs near the disused quarry by Andy Parrett
by Andy Parrett
©2009(licence)
TG0143 : Blakeney Downs by Adrian S Pye
by Adrian S Pye
©2018(licence)
TG0143 : By the A149 by N Chadwick
by N Chadwick
©2014(licence)

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