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<< Text Pages >> Broom Ridge - Round Barrow(s) in England in Northumberland

Submitted by vicky on Monday, 24 March 2003  Page Views: 4943

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Broom Ridge
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.6 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Northumberland Type: Round Barrow(s)

Map Ref: NT925393  Landranger Map Number: 74
Latitude: 55.647182N  Longitude: 2.12073W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
Destroyed Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
3

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Broom Ridge Barrow
Broom Ridge Barrow submitted by durhamnature : Urns (116, 119, the others, 117 118 are from Yorkshire) excavated from barrow from " Study of Bronze Age Pottery" via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)

Broom Ridge Barrow
Broom Ridge Barrow submitted by durhamnature : Cross-section of the barrow, from "Bronze Age Antiquities" via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NT9239 : Etal Castle, Cornhill-on-Tweed, Northumberland by Christine Matthews
by Christine Matthews
©2005(licence)
NT9239 : Etal Castle: The tower house by Michael Garlick
by Michael Garlick
©2025(licence)
NT9239 : Etal Castle by Ian Capper
by Ian Capper
©2020(licence)
NT9239 : Residential tower, Etal Castle by David Martin
by David Martin
©2017(licence)
NT9239 : Etal Castle: The tower house by Michael Garlick
by Michael Garlick
©2025(licence)

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