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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Quernhow (Ainderby Quernhow)Country: England
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County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Thirsk Nearest Village: Ainderby Quernhow
Map Ref: SE33818045
Latitude: 54.218668N Longitude: 1.482998W
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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Cairn in Yorkshire (North)
This cairn, now destroyed by road building, is recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 53889, the summary of which reads: "Site of Bronze Age round barrow now destroyed by road improvements. Excavated, finds included primary and secondary burials and Romano British pottery sherds."
The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) also features a page for this site - see their entry for Quernhow, Ainderby Quernhow, North Yorkshire, which has a photograph, a plan of the primary mound, and an archaeology & history, taken from local reference material.
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