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<< Text Pages >> .Lows Hill - Round Barrow(s) in England in County Durham

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: .Lows Hill
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 2.7 km away from the location you searched for.

County: County Durham Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Eastington  Nearest Village: Shotton
Map Ref: NZ413415  Landranger Map Number: 88
Latitude: 54.766737N  Longitude: 1.359626W
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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