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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Reigate Heath BarrowsCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 1.964 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Surrey Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Reigate
Map Ref: TQ23725042 Landranger Map Number: 187
Latitude: 51.239554N Longitude: 0.229075W
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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SolarMegalith visited on 5th May 2012 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5
JohnLindsay visited - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4 Why is th eoption driven to?
It is reachable easily by walk or bus.
#Skimmington Castle is a pub on a walk from Reigate Priory Park.
There is no signing on Reigate Heath so they take a bit of finding, i found two out of five.
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 3 Access: 4.5
Barrow A (TQ 23785054) is the most northernly located one, it is partly cut by the road.
Barrow B (TQ 23725048) is the largest and best preserved burial mound of this barrow cemetery. It is 1.9 m high and has 27 m in diameter.
Barrow C (TQ 23685047) is in quite good condition as well, however its northern part is eroding due to slumping of the hill.
Barrow D (TQ 23725042) is lower then barrows A-C, but still easily distinguishable.
Barrow E (TQ 23815028) is dubious, but cleared and well-distinguishable. Its well-defined northern edge and overall shape are quite convincing for me.
Barrow F (TQ 23765034) is dubious as well, not much is visible here.
Barrow G (TQ 23895022) is heavily damaged. During my visit it was fenced off and there was a notice informing about the eroding barrow.
Most of the heathland barrows in southern England are dated at 1500 – 1200 BC (Middle Bronze Age). They usually contain cremation burials and modest grave goods in comparison with the Early Bronze Age barrows. They were constructed within one operation and rarely re-opened.
Reference: Bradley, R., Fraser E. 2010. Bronze Age barrows on the Heathlands of Southern England: Construction, Forms and Interpretation. “Oxford Journal of Archaeology” 29(1), p. 15-33.
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