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Monument Number 312762
Hob Uid: 312762
Location : Sheffield Bradfield
Grid Ref : SK2447094580
Summary : The circular earthwork of a ring cairn situated in moorland overlooking the village of Bradfield. The ring cairn is rounghly circular, measuring 27 metres by 23 metres externally and 22.5 metres by 21 metres internally. It comprises a low bank which stands 0.3 metres high. The width of the bank is variable but, typically, is 1.5 metres-2.5 metres wide. The cairn dates to the Bronze Age and forms part of a series of remains of the same date on the gritstone moors of the Peak District. Scheduled.
More information : [SK 245945] Earth circle on Hurkling Edge, rubble bank 6 ft. wide 6 to 12 inches high, internal diameter 71 ft (Surveyed by the Hunter Arch. Soc. Field Research Section 1955-56) (1) Listed as a round barrow (2) [SK 24499459] Apronful of Stones [T.I.] [This name has been re-sited on current edition See SK 29 SW 4] (3) Wrongly named on O.S. 6" the name applies to a former cairn. [See also SK 29 SW 4] (4) The circle is correctly described by Authy (1). Its bank is complete, and the centre completely flat. There is no evidence of a ditch either inside or outside the bank. A 25" survey has been made. (5) Survey of 13.7.61 unchanged. (6)

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Source details : Preston FL. Index D/139
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Source details : Ministry of Works. 1958. List of Ancient Monuments in England and Wales, 91
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Source details : 6" 1854
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Source details : Addy SO. 1893. Hall of Waltheof, 28, 34
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Source details : 13/07/1961
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Source details : 09/02/1965
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Source details : 22/12/1997
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Bronze Age
Display Date : Bronze Age
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Monument Type : Ring Cairn
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 29819
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SK 29 SW 3
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1961-07-13
End Date : 1961-07-13

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1965-02-09
End Date : 1965-02-09

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 312762