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Multi-periodSite Name: Thorpe Thewles settlement
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.803 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Cleveland Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Stockton  Nearest Village: Thorpe Thewles
Map Ref: NZ39672445
Latitude: 54.613656N  Longitude: 1.38727W
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
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Excavated Iron Age enclosed settlement, formerly visible as low earthworks and cropmarks. Close to the A177 road from Stockton to Sedgefield, which is thought to be an ancient route.

Pastscape site number 25814

A major excavation has been carried out by Tees Archaeology. A full report can be downloaded from their website.

Read More at Thorpe-Thewles.org.uk.
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NZ3924 : Farmland off Durham Road by JThomas
by JThomas
©2013(licence)
NZ3924 : Durham Road (A177), towards Stockton by JThomas
by JThomas
©2013(licence)
NZ3924 : A177 View by Gordon Griffiths
by Gordon Griffiths
©2007(licence)
NZ3924 : Leaving Thorpe Thewles by Gordon Griffiths
by Gordon Griffiths
©2007(licence)
NZ3924 : Looking down the A177 Thorpe Thewles bypass towards the Cleveland Hills by Carol Rose
by Carol Rose
©2007(licence)

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