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<< Image Pages >> Barnscar Settlement, Birkby Fell - Ancient Village or Settlement in England in Cumbria

Submitted by durhamnature on Tuesday, 30 October 2012  Page Views: 6056

Multi-periodSite Name: Barnscar Settlement, Birkby Fell Alternative Name: Birkby Fell
Country: England County: Cumbria Type: Ancient Village or Settlement

Map Ref: SD132958
Latitude: 54.350322N  Longitude: 3.33693W
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
no data 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
4
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A large, complicated settlement on Birkby Fell in Cumbria

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SD1395 : Birkby Fell ancient settlement by Alan Jolley
by Alan Jolley
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SD1295 : wall line from footpath by William Bartlett
by William Bartlett
©2007(licence)
SD1395 : Path to Birkby Fell by William Bartlett
by William Bartlett
©2007(licence)
SD1395 : Birkby Fell by William Bartlett
by William Bartlett
©2007(licence)
SD1395 : Black Beck by William Bartlett
by William Bartlett
©2007(licence)

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