<< Text Pages >> Great Chilton - Ancient Village or Settlement in England in County Durham
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Multi-periodSite Name: Great ChiltonCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 2.599 km away from the location you searched for.
County: County Durham Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Ferryhill Nearest Village: Chilton Lane
Map Ref: NZ2995430684
Latitude: 54.670344N Longitude: 1.537069W
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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Ancient Settlement in County Durham
Monument Number 1448066
A multi-phased site, dating to the Iron Age/ Roman period and consisting of a series of ditched enclosures, visible as a cropmark on air photographs. The largest enclosure, measures 104m x 88m, and contained within it are two circular enclosures measuring 15m and 10m in diameter, possibly representing domestic round houses. This large enclosure abuts a smaller rectilinear enclosure measuring 52m x 54m. The boundary ditches of the latter appear to have been re-cut at least three times and on each occasion along a slightly different alignment. Within the enclosure is a circular pit with a 2m diameter. Cutting through the rectilinear enclosure is a 32m x 23m curvilinear enclosure, although it is not clear if this feature pre or post-dates it. Finally, a boundary ditch is visible to the north and may represent further enclosures or field boundaries. The site is situated on a knoll of higher ground.
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