Fungate

Fungate is a work of art in , , . Fungate is situated nearby to , as well as near the university .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Durham University Oriental Museum and Durham Castle.

Museum
The Oriental Museum, formerly the Gulbenkian Museum of Oriental Art and Archaeology, is a museum of the University of Durham in . The museum has a collection of more than 23,500 , Egyptian, , , and other Far East and artefacts. is situated 1,800 feet northwest of Fungate.

University building
Photo: Carla Brain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a Norman castle in the city of , which has been occupied since 1837 by University College, Durham after its previous role as the residence of the Bishops of Durham. is situated 1 mile north of Fungate.

School
Durham High School is a coeducational independent day school for children aged 3 to 18 years old in , United Kingdom. Until September 2025 it was a single-sex school for girls. is situated 2,500 feet southwest of Fungate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Houghall and Elvet.

Hamlet
Photo: boyward, CC BY 3.0.
is a hamlet in , in . It is situated approximately 1.5 miles to the south of city centre. It is also the location of the Campus of , associated gardens, a small number of houses and a restaurant.

Suburb
Photo: Roger Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an area of the city of , in , England. It is situated on the opposite side of the from and forms the south-eastern part of central Durham.

Village
Photo: Russel Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in , England. The parish population was 1,796. It is situated just over 1 mile to the south-east of city centre, on the A177 road to .

Fungate

Latitude
54.75999° or 54° 45′ 36″ north
Longitude
-1.57634° or 1° 34′ 35″ west
Inception
2019
Open location code
9C6WQC5F+XF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 276689222
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­sculpture
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