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Multi-periodSite Name: Mettle Hill Alternative Name: Mutlow HillCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 6.01 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Cambridgeshire Type: Misc. Earthwork
Nearest Town: Royston Nearest Village: Meldreth
Map Ref: TL3678245915
Latitude: 52.094679N Longitude: 0.004721W
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 |
0 | No data. |
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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Misc. Earthwork in Cambridgeshire
An artificial mound which was levelled in 1816. It seems to have contained Roman remains (glass etc) but is also relatively close to the site of the Bronze Age Meldreth Hoard.
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