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<< Text Pages >> Coundon Burn Barrow - Long Barrow in England in County Durham

Submitted by durhamnature on Thursday, 21 February 2013  Page Views: 3279

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Coundon Burn Barrow
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.454 km away from the location you searched for.

County: County Durham Type: Long Barrow
Nearest Town: Bishop Auckland
Map Ref: NZ223307
Latitude: 54.670883N  Longitude: 1.655744W
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
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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.
3 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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Long Barrow in County Durham

Durham Site D5709

Possible Neolithic long barrow in woodland, north of the Coundon Burn. The wood is part of the former deer park of Auckland Castle, the seat of the Bishop of Durham.

The park is open to the public, but the barrow is well away from footpaths.
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NZ2230 : Auckland Park by Mick Garratt
by Mick Garratt
©2006(licence)
NZ2230 : Obelisk in Auckland Park by Antonia
by Antonia
©2008(licence)
NZ2230 : High Park, Auckland Park by Bryan Pready
by Bryan Pready
©2012(licence)
NZ2230 : Horses in Auckland Park by Antonia
by Antonia
©2008(licence)
NZ2230 : Obelisk in High Park by Bryan Pready
by Bryan Pready
©2012(licence)

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