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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Mam Tor BarrowCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 0.158 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Derbyshire Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Chapel-en-le-Frith Nearest Village: Castleton
Map Ref: SK127836 Landranger Map Number: 110
Latitude: 53.349140N Longitude: 1.810685W
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 |
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| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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The remains of two Early Bronze Age barrows, which pre-date the defences, have been discovered on the summit of this hillfort, proving that the site must have been a focus for the local community for many years previously.
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