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<< Text Pages >> Ravensworth enclosure - Ancient Village or Settlement in England in Tyne and Wear

Submitted by durhamnature on Sunday, 19 August 2012  Page Views: 2911

Multi-periodSite Name: Ravensworth enclosure
Country: England County: Tyne and Wear Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Gateshead  Nearest Village: Ravensworth
Map Ref: NZ232590
Latitude: 54.925154N  Longitude: 1.639535W
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
1 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
2 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
4

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Ancient Village or Settlement in Tyne and Wear

Tyne and Wear HER 339
Crop mark of a ditched enclosure with three internal circular structures and internal and external tracks.
In field south of castle ruin, no public access. Visible on most aerial photos.
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NZ2359 : Ravensworth Castle by peter maddison
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NZ2359 : Ravensworth Castle by peter maddison
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NZ2359 : Ravensworth Castle by peter maddison
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Re: Ravensworth enclosure by durhamnature on Sunday, 19 August 2012
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The best aerial image is in Roger Miket's " The Prehistory of Tyne and Wear" , Plate 2 page 120.
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