<< Our Photo Pages >> Beacon Batch - Barrow Cemetery in England in Somerset
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Beacon BatchCountry: England County: Somerset Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Cheddar Nearest Village: Charterhouse
Map Ref: ST48465726
Latitude: 51.312106N Longitude: 2.740846W
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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The most prominent on the top of the hill has an OS trig point on top. To the west of the group, one of the barrows has been identified as a long barrow, but there is some doubt over this.
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1.2km W 262° Black Down barrows (Mendip)* Barrow Cemetery (ST473571)
1.4km S 181° Gorsey Bigbury Henge* Henge (ST48435584)
1.6km ESE 117° Charterhouse Earthwork* Misc. Earthwork (ST49885651)
1.6km NNW 328° Aveline's Hole* Cave or Rock Shelter (ST47615867)
1.6km NNW 337° Burrington Camp* Hillfort (ST47825878)
1.7km WSW 237° Tynings Farm Barrow Group* Barrow Cemetery (ST47005635)
1.7km S 181° Longwood Tumulus* Round Barrow(s) (ST4841955518)
2.5km SE 128° Charterhouse settlement* Misc. Earthwork (ST504557)
2.8km ESE 122° Nordrach Tumulus* Round Barrow(s) (ST5078755765)
2.8km W 265° Cuck Hill Barrow Round Barrow(s) (ST4567057030)
2.8km SSE 161° Charterhouse Warren Farm Shaft* Burial Chamber or Dolmen (ST4936054570)
3.6km SSW 208° Sun Hole* Cave or Rock Shelter (ST467541)
3.7km S 183° Totty Pot Cave or Rock Shelter (ST48255358)
3.7km WNW 286° Barrow at Rowberrow* Round Barrow(s) (ST44925834)
3.7km SSW 206° Soldier's Hole Cave or Rock Shelter (ST468539)
3.8km SSW 207° Goughs Cave (Cheddar)* Cave or Rock Shelter (ST4671053920)
3.8km SSW 208° Cheddar Museum of Prehistory* Museum (ST46655393)
3.8km WNW 295° Dolebury Camp* Hillfort (ST450589)
4.1km SSW 211° Flint Jack's Cave Cave or Rock Shelter (ST463538)
4.3km ESE 117° Whites Town Farm Tumulus* Round Barrow(s) (ST5223355265)
4.5km ESE 105° Fernhill Farm* Modern Stone Circle etc (ST52865606)
5.0km ESE 123° Wright's Piece barrows (S)* Barrow Cemetery (ST527545)
5.2km S 183° Batcombe Hollow north stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (ST4810452088)
5.2km E 89° Barrow Well (Compton Martin) Holy Well or Sacred Spring (ST537573)
5.2km WNW 283° The Wimblestone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (ST43355848)
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