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<< Text Pages >> Batter Law - Round Barrow(s) in England in County Durham

Submitted by vicky on Monday, 07 October 2002  Page Views: 8491

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Batter Law
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.6 km away from the location you searched for.
County: County Durham Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Murton
Map Ref: NZ406460  Landranger Map Number: 88
Latitude: 54.807231N  Longitude: 1.369877W
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
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 3 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.
 3 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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Batter Law Tumulus submitted by durhamnature : Batter Law, from the north. Site in County Durham England (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NZ4045 : Trig point at Batter Law Hill by Trevor Littlewood
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NZ4046 : Cycle Route No.1 at Dalton Park by Clive Nicholson
by Clive Nicholson
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NZ4046 : National cycle route NCN1 by Roger Smith
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NZ4045 : West Batter Law Farm by Chris Heaton
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NZ4046 : Signpost at junction of Hare Trail and Falcon Trail by Roger Smith
by Roger Smith
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Re: Batter Law by PathsSeldomTrod on Thursday, 23 November 2023
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Easily visible from the hill walk around Dalton Park. Very distinctive barrow in the context of the fields around it. Sadly not easy to access apart from at a distance.
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