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Stone Circles, a Modern Builder's Guide to the Megalithic Revival

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<< Our Photo Pages >> Countess Close - Ancient Village or Settlement in England in Lincolnshire

Submitted by vicky on Friday, 20 February 2004  Page Views: 7780

Multi-periodSite Name: Countess Close
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 2.683 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Lincolnshire Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Scunthorpe
Map Ref: SE879216  Landranger Map Number: 106
Latitude: 53.683473N  Longitude: 0.670586W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
3

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Countess Close
Countess Close submitted by rogerkread : Countess Close earthworks, beside Julian's Bower. Quoting Pevsner (Buildings of England - Lincolnshire): 'A roughly square earthwork broken by an entrance on the N, archaeological finds indicate that it is mediaeval, perhaps the remains of a fortified steading. The site was levelled in the 1970s'. Clearly not completely as the photo shows - substantial remains on three of the sides. Tempting to th... (Vote or comment on this photo)
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