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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Little Asby Scar Round CairnCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 2.34 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Cumbria Type: Round Cairn
Nearest Town: Kirkby Stephen Nearest Village: Newbiggin-on-Lune
Map Ref: NY6920808493
Latitude: 54.470861N Longitude: 2.476627W
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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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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 |
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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
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3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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Round Cairn in Cumbria. Bronze Age Round cairn, 450m NE of Mazon Wath farm. An oval mound of largely turf-covered limestone rubble up to 1.2m high with maximum dimensions of 13.3m by 11.5m. There is a central hollow c2m in diameter and 0.4m deep indicating unrecorded antiquarian excavation
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The Site commands a cliff top position just under Little Asby Scar, and overlooks Potts Valley Tarn. A prominent dry limestone ravine descends directly below the round cairn.
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