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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Coundon Burn BarrowCountry: 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:
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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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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