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Rock ArtSite Name: West Brandon Alternative Name: ERA-1378; SMR/HER D363/D364Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.9 km away from the location you searched for.
County: County Durham Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Durham Nearest Village: Brandon
Map Ref: NZ1995039900
Latitude: 54.753656N Longitude: 1.691555W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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This panel is recorded by NADRAP as having been found in the 1960s by G. Jobey in a prehistoric (Iron Age) settlement. Initially recorded as having a single cup mark, the current location of the panel is unknown.
For basic details, see England's Rock Art entry for ERA-1378 West Brandon, which give the following reference: Jobey, G 1962 ‘An Iron Age Homestead at West Brandon, Durham’. Archaeologia Aeliana 4th series 40, 1-34.
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