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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Old Wingate Round BarrowCountry: England County: County Durham Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Wheatley Hill
Map Ref: NZ3815937568
Latitude: 54.731652N Longitude: 1.408956W
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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PathsSeldomTrod visited on 23rd Nov 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3
SolarMegalith visited on 21st Feb 2016 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 3.5 Access: 3.5
A Bronze Age round barrow is located on the summit of a low knoll, few metres north of the Neolithic long barrow. It has 14m in diameter and reaches up to 1.2m of height, it is easily distinguishable.
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