<< Our Photo Pages >> Pike Hill Tumulus - Round Barrow(s) in England in Northumberland
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pike Hill TumulusCountry: England County: Northumberland Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Corbridge Nearest Village: Stamfordham
Map Ref: NZ07837050
Latitude: 55.028969N Longitude: 1.879046W
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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Tumulus excavated in the 1920s. A large cup and ring stone with four cups connected as a quadrilateral was unearthed, this is in the Great North Museum. See Nearby Sites list for details.
No public access, but can be seen from the narrow lane to the south.
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