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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Bowes BarrowsCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 2.405 km away from the location you searched for.
County: County Durham Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Barnard Castle Nearest Village: Bowes
Map Ref: NY98641331
Latitude: 54.515089N Longitude: 2.022519W
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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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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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 |
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SolarMegalith visited on 7th May 2013 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 5
Remains of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery including four mutilated barrows are located on a plateau.
Barrow A (NY98711334) has 11m in diameter and is 0.3m high. It is the NE barrow of the cemetery.
Barrow B (NY98641331) has 12m in diameter and is 0.6m high. It is the NW barrow of the cemetery.
Barrow C (NY98741329) has 18m in diameter and is 0.8m high, which makes in the best preserved mound of the cemetery. It is located near the field wall.
Barrow D (NY98651325) has 16m in diameter and is 0.6m high. It is the SW barrow of the cemetery.
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