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<< Our Photo Pages >> Ceoppa's Barrow - Round Barrow(s) in England in Tyne and Wear

Submitted by durhamnature on Wednesday, 18 July 2012  Page Views: 8531

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Ceoppa's Barrow Alternative Name: Heavy gate barrow, Chopwell barrow
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 2.742 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Tyne and Wear Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Blaydon  Nearest Village: Chopwell
Map Ref: NZ1270258908
Latitude: 54.924703N  Longitude: 1.80334W
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
3 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.
4 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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Anne T visited on 4th May 2017 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Ceoppa's Barrow, Tyne & Wear: From Bucks Nook/North View, we headed off eastwards along Bradley Fell Road, taking the second right ((Kyo Lane), then dog-legging right/left along the Lead Road then down Horsegate Bank to Claython Terrace Road. Pulling in in the small layby next to the forestry track just before Heavygate Farm at NZ 12710 59129 we walked down the farmtrack running immediately to the west of Heavygate Farm. Walking by the farmyard was an education in old farm equipment – old tractors, dumper trucks, old cars, pumps. The official grid reference for this barrow is NZ12605890, although I found it to be NZ12605890. Surprisingly, this barrow doesn’t seem to be scheduled. The barrow is located not quite at the top of the hill, which seems to be at Broomfield Farm, but has brilliant views down to the Derwent Valley to the south. The gates to the fields were wired shut, but we managed to get photographs from opposite the main entrance to the farm and the gates into the field at NZ 12775 58928. There was definite evidence of a surrounding ditch.

Ceoppa's Barrow
Ceoppa's Barrow submitted by durhamnature : View from south. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Round Barrow in Tyne and Wear

Round barrow with faint surrounding ditch. Tree-covered. Visible from PROW 60M to east, but no public access. Bronze age barrow, but local legend says that Ceoppa, a Saxon chief, was buried there in year 685. He is also said to have given his name to Chopwell.

For further information see Tyne & Wear Sitelines SMR 337, which says this is: "a tree-covered round barrow of earth and stones, 22.45 m in diam, 2.21 m high with what appears to be a surrounding ditch 0.20 m deep and bank, 1.10 m max. width and 0.20 m high."
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Ceoppa's Barrow
Ceoppa's Barrow submitted by Anne T : This image of the barrow, taken from the gate to the field at NZ 12775 58928. There did seem to be a definite ditch around the base of the barrow, picked up by the photograph (to my eyes, at least!) (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ceoppa's Barrow
Ceoppa's Barrow submitted by Anne T : Seen from further down the footpath, the rise of the barrow can be seen behind the hedge line, topped with trees. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ceoppa's Barrow
Ceoppa's Barrow submitted by Anne T : First view of Ceoppa's Barrow (also known as Chopwell Barrow) from opposite the main entrance to Heavygate Farm. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NZ1259 : Heavy Gate Farm by Robert Graham
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NZ1258 : Looking down to Derwent View by Robert Graham
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NZ1258 : Overgrown stile by Robert Graham
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