<< Our Photo Pages >> Wyck Beacon bowl barrow - Round Barrow(s) in England in Gloucestershire
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Wyck Beacon bowl barrowCountry: England County: Gloucestershire Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Stow on the Wold Nearest Village: Upper Rissington
Map Ref: SP20182078
Latitude: 51.885218N Longitude: 1.708211W
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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4clydesdale7 visited on 8th Apr 2012 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 2 Access: 4 The site is currently marred by the Local Water Authority building a new access road to their site just to the N of the Barrow - security fencing all over the place!
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