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Maiden's Bower
54.7787° N, -1.5905° E
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Maiden's Bower is a Bronze Age round cairn built in Flass Vale Nature Reserve, in Durham, England. It is a scheduled monument with a list entry number of 1008843.
Paleolithic
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Iron Age
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Earliest recorded mention
1346
Wooden cross noted
1569
Scheduled monument protection
1926
Flass Vale wildlife designation
1990
Recent surveys
2023
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Burial Mounds
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