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Eller Barrow
Hob Uid: 37790
Location : Cumbria South Lakeland Pennington
Grid Ref : SD2650077440
Summary : Earthwork remains of a mound, possibly a spoil heap; scheduled as a round barrow.
More information : (SD 26497743) Eller Barrow (NR) (1) A tumulus shaped like an 'inverted vessel' situated c. half a mile SE of Castle Hill (SD 27 NE 13) measuring 400 ft in circumference with a maximum height of 50 ft. West described the field called Ellabarrow as "a name probably obtained from a large tumulus or artificial mount now covered with trees ..... which has perhaps been formed with materials brought from a large excavation in the field...." (2) An elongated turf covered mound in the form of a long barrow has a modern bank encircling its base, obliterating any possible ditch or retaining circle. The orientation and shape of the mound make it suspect as a barrow and possibly indicates a natural or industrial feature. (3) As described by Authy 3. The position of the mound, overlooked on three sides, further supports a non-antiquity classification but its appearance is certainly artificial - probably a spoil mound. Published survey 25" correct. (4) SD 265774: Eller Barrow, round barrow, scheduled. (5)

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Source details : OS 6" 1st Ed 1850
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Source details : Archaeologia 53 pt 2 1893 pp413, 425 (H Swainson Cowper)
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Source Number : 2a
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Source details : Antiquities of Furness 1805 p408 (T West Close's ed)
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Source Number : 3
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Source details : F1 FDC 16-JUN-58
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Source details : F2 FRH 17-JAN-67
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Source Number : 5
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Source details : DOE(IAM) Anc Mons England 1 1978 p11
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Bronze Age
Display Date : Bronze Age
Monument End Date : -700
Monument Start Date : -2600
Monument Type : Round Barrow
Evidence : Conjectural Evidence

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Post Medieval
Monument End Date : 1901
Monument Start Date : 1540
Monument Type : Spoil Heap
Evidence : Conjectural Evidence

Monument Period Name : Uncertain
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Monument Type : Mound
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : CU 111
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SD 27 NE 19
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1958-06-16
End Date : 1958-06-16

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1967-01-17
End Date : 1967-01-17

Associated Activities :
Activity type : TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY
Start Date : 1993-01-01
End Date : 1993-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Eller Barrow