Rowan
Rowan is a building in County Durham, North East England, England. Rowan is situated nearby to the government office North East Commissing Support Unit, as well as near Victor Watts Library.- Type: Building
- Also known as: “Mountjoy 4”
- Address: Durham, DH1 3LE
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Durham University Oriental Museum and Maiden Castle.
Durham University Oriental Museum
Museum
The Oriental Museum, formerly the Gulbenkian Museum of Oriental Art and Archaeology, is a museum of the University of Durham in England. The museum has a collection of more than 23,500 Chinese, Egyptian, Korean, Indian, Japanese and other Far East and Asian artefacts. Durham University Oriental Museum is situated 1,800 feet west of Rowan.
Maiden Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Jim Barton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maiden Castle is an Iron Age promontory fort in Durham, England. It is listed as a scheduled monument. Maiden Castle is situated 3,000 feet northeast of Rowan.
Durham Castle
University building
Photo: Carla Brain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Durham Castle is a Norman castle in the city of Durham, England, which has been occupied since 1837 by University College, Durham after its previous role as the residence of the Bishops of Durham. Durham Castle is situated 4,200 feet north of Rowan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Houghall and Elvet.
Houghall
Hamlet
Houghall is a hamlet in County Durham, in England. It is situated approximately 1.5 miles to the south of Durham city centre. It is also the location of the Houghall Campus of East Durham College, associated gardens, a small number of houses and a restaurant.
Elvet
Suburb
Photo: Roger Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Elvet is an area of the city of Durham, in County Durham, England. It is situated on the opposite side of the River Wear from Durham Cathedral and forms the south-eastern part of central Durham.
Durham
Durham is a city in County Durham in North East England. The name is believed to derive from "Dun-holme", or hill-island, due to its location on a meander on the River Wear.
Rowan
Latitude
54.76426° or 54° 45′ 51″ northLongitude
-1.57257° or 1° 34′ 21″ westLevels
3Open location code
9C6WQC7G+PXOpenStreetMap ID
way 53764744OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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