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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Offerton CursusCountry: England
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County: Tyne and Wear Type: Cursus
Nearest Town: Sunderland Nearest Village: Offerton
Map Ref: NZ355536 Landranger Map Number: 88
Latitude: 54.875910N Longitude: 1.448287W
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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durhamnature visited on 23rd Jul 2012 - their rating: Cond: 1 Amb: 3 Access: 4 Under crops, nothing visible in July.
Status: Certain
NMR No. NZ 35 SE 35
Extent: 410mx40m
Terminal type: Trapezoidal
Note: This location marks one terminal (end) of a cursus monument. The location of the other terminal can be found in the Nearby Site list below.
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