<< Our Photo Pages >> The Sanctuary Barrows - Barrow Cemetery in England in Wiltshire
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: The Sanctuary Barrows Alternative Name: Sevenbarrows, Overton Hill Barrow Cemetary, Sanctuary Barrow CeCountry: England County: Wiltshire Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Marlborough Nearest Village: Avebury
Map Ref: SU11966816
Latitude: 51.412337N Longitude: 1.829421W
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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NDM visited on 1st Feb 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5
Phillwhite visited on 16th Sep 2021 - their rating: Cond: 3 Access: 5
TheCaptain visited on 25th Sep 2020 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5 The plan was to stop here to eat my lunch but the field was full of bullocks, the wind was blowing strong and there was too much noise from the traffic on the A4.
SandyG visited on 7th Aug 2016 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 2 Access: 5
trystan_hughes visited on 22nd Dec 2015 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5
XIII saw from a distance on 13th Aug 2015 - their rating: Amb: 4 Access: 4
alchemille visited on 5th Jun 2014 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5
jeffrep visited on 26th May 2011 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4
graemefield saw from a distance - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5
Twistytwirly visited - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4
coin visited - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 5
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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.5 Ambience: 3.4 Access: 4.7
This linear barrow cemetery on the opposite side of the road to the Sanctuary in Avebury.
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