<< Our Photo Pages >> Maiden Castle (Durham) - Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle in England in County Durham
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Maiden Castle (Durham)Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.404 km away from the location you searched for.
County: County Durham Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Nearest Town: Durham
Map Ref: NZ283417 Landranger Map Number: 88
Latitude: 54.769433N Longitude: 1.561648W
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 27th Sep 2012 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 This site started my new season of exploration in Britain, this time NE England and Scotland.
durhamnature visited on 23rd Jul 2012 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 3
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.5 Ambience: 4 Access: 3.5
Maiden Castle, the photo opposite shows the view from the footbridge over the River Wear.
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