<< Our Photo Pages >> Long Bredy 2 - Long Barrow in England in Dorset
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Long Bredy 2Country: England County: Dorset Type: Long Barrow
Nearest Town: Dorchester Nearest Village: Long Bredy
Map Ref: SY573909
Latitude: 50.716151N Longitude: 2.606192W
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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A Neolithic long barrow on Martin's Down oriented SE-NW, 32m long and 11m wide with parallel ditches either side.
The SE end of the barrow is taller and wider, pointing down the hill slope. This is in contrast to the more usual situation where the long barrow follows the local contours of the landscape. This end of the barrow points towards the pair of bank barrows about half a mile away on Black Down. A much ploughed down round barrow lies about 50m from the SE end of the long barrow.
The smaller NW end of the barrow points towards SE flank of the enormous Long Bredy bank barrow on the crest of the hill, which can just be seen if you stand on top of the barrow mound.
Access The barrow is beside a field gate on a bridleway that leads over Martin Down from a layby on the westbound side of the A35 (grid ref SY913571). A half-buried water tank lies immediately to the NW of the barrow, and its level indicator (two red semicircles on a pole) makes a highly visible marker.
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