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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Kirkcarrion Alternative Name: Carreg Caryn; Caryn's Castle; Kirk ArranCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 0.862 km away from the location you searched for.
County: County Durham Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Middleton in Teesdale Nearest Village: Mickleton
Map Ref: NY939238
Latitude: 54.609325N Longitude: 2.095957W
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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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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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SumDoood saw from a distance on 14th Jul 2017 You can park free in the old school yard next to the bridge over the Tees, and follow the Pennine Way until you choose to divert towards the site. I know this because a helpful woman in the community bookshop told me (but she did say it's a Saxon burial site). The tourist info office is open only a few hours a week. Both places are staffed by volunteers.
County site number D3105.
One of Durham's most scenic Bronze Age sites, on the skyline of Lunedale and Tessdale. The barrow was excavated in 1804, and was found to hold a stone-lined grave with a cremation in a pot. The barrow was partially flattened in the process, but was then partially repaired, planted with pine trees and surrounded by a dry stone wall by the landowner. The tree-covered mound is visible from across Lunedale and Teesdale.
The name is said to derive from the burial, of a local chieftain called Caryn, with the original name of the site being Carreg Caryn.
The Journal of Antiquities features a page for Kirkcarrion, Middleton-in-Teesdale, County Durham, which gives directions on how to reach this barrow, together with a description, local folklore and a photograph. Whilst the site is marked on the HE map as Kirkcarrion, there is no scheduling information, but the tumulus is recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 17772, which says the urn was originally kept at Streatlam but is now lost. A reference from 1905 says: "Cist stones are built into Crossthwaite pasture wall" although a later entry says: "The removed stone content of the cairn lies 4m to the south". The Pastscape entry only gives a 6 digit grid reference.
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