<< Our Photo Pages >> Old Wingate Long Barrow - Long Barrow in England in County Durham
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Old Wingate Long BarrowCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 3.9 km away from the location you searched for.
County: County Durham Type: Long Barrow
Nearest Town: Whitley
Map Ref: NZ38143745
Latitude: 54.730593N Longitude: 1.409266W
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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PathsSeldomTrod visited on 23rd Nov 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3
SolarMegalith visited on 21st Feb 2016 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 4
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.5 Ambience: 3.5 Access: 3.5
A probable Neolithic long barrow is preserved as a slight rise of a ground on a ploughed field. The area of the mound is considerably more stony than its surrounding. The monument is located on a gentle slope which descends towards the south.
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