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<< Text Pages >> Friar's Well - Barrow Cemetery in England in Cumbria

Submitted by vicky on Saturday, 06 December 2003  Page Views: 7702

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Friar's Well
Country: England County: Cumbria Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Whitehaven
Map Ref: NY058101  Landranger Map Number: 89
Latitude: 54.477480N  Longitude: 3.455286W
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.
 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.
 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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Friar's Well
Friar's Well submitted by Benly200 : Taken from the top of the mound, where it can be clearly seen where it has been dug into. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Friar's Well submitted by Benly200 : It is clearer when the bracken is gone and you can see the shape and size of this. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Friar's Well
Friar's Well submitted by Benly200 : This the area of Friars well. The highlighted areas show the prehistoric features that can be found here. At the bottom is Friars well itself, which is a natural spring. Next up with two bushes on top of it is a burnt mound, and pieces of burnt shattered rock can be found scattered about with some searching. At the top is what is known as Friars Gill tumulus, a large and impressive barrow. The lar... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Friar's Well
Friar's Well submitted by Benly200 : Shown on Ordnance survey maps as "Tumulus" this is a bowl and saucer barrow, but has unfortunately lost a chunk, as it has been cut by the track. Apparently this has had some excavation done, and can be clearly seen by depressions in it. It is quite large, being about 120 feet in circumference, but easy to miss due to the vegetation growing on it. The National Trust say it is of a type that is v... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NY0510 : Hill road descending near to Friar Gill by Trevor Littlewood
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NY0510 : A substantial barrier on the track by David Medcalf
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NY0510 : Crossroads at Coldfell Gate by David Brown
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