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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Nine Standards Rigg Alternative Name: Hartley FellCountry: England County: Cumbria Type: Long Barrow
Nearest Town: Kirkby Stephen
Map Ref: NY82400611
Latitude: 54.450077N Longitude: 2.272937W
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 |
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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 |
| 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 |
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The name is derived from a group of cairns, the Nine Standards, located near the summit.
The Nine Standards themselves, some of which were originally more than 4 metres high, are on the line of the Coast to Coast Walk between Kirkby Stephen and Keld, and are just to the north of the fell's summit. Situated at a height of 650 m, their original purpose is uncertain but one possibility that they marked the boundary between Westmorland and Swaledale.
In his book, Nine Standards: Ancient Cairns or Modern Folly? Stephen Walker speculates that they could be prehistoric, with a barrow beneath them.
Note: As seen on BBC Secret Britain, are these Ancient Cairns or a Modern Folly?
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