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TQ4705 : Tumulus on the South Downs ridge

near to Firle, East Sussex, Great Britain

Tumulus on the South Downs ridge

A prehistoric burial site.

Tumulus, Tumuli

A tumulus (plural tumuli) is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds. In Britain they mainly date from Neolithic to the Bronze Age (2900 - 800BC), although some are later.

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year taken

2010

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Grid Square: TQ4705, 21 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Nigel Chadwick (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph
Date Taken: Wednesday, 14 April, 2010 (more nearby)
Submitted: Tuesday, 27 April, 2010
Category: Tumulus (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: TQ 477 059 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:50.0598N 0:5.7748E
Photographer Location: OSGB36: TQ 477 059
View Direction: West-southwest (about 247 degrees)