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<< Text Pages >> Lowther Woodhouse - Stone Row / Alignment in England in Cumbria

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Lowther Woodhouse
Country: England County: Cumbria Type: Stone Row / Alignment

Map Ref: NY525265  Landranger Map Number: 90
Latitude: 54.631381N  Longitude: 2.737324W
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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Stone Row (Alignment) associated with a cairn in Yanwath Wood in Cumbria, now destroyed

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