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<< Text Pages >> White Friar Tower Cist - Cist in England in Tyne and Wear

Submitted by Modern-Neolithic on Friday, 05 July 2013  Page Views: 2324

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: White Friar Tower Cist
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 2.718 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Tyne and Wear Type: Cist
Nearest Town: Newcastle
Map Ref: NZ24876368
Latitude: 54.967129N  Longitude: 1.613075W
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
Destroyed 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.
5 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
5

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Cist in Tyne and Wear

In 1841 a cist and pottery vessel was found within the town walls near White Friar Tower in Newcastle.
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