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Giants Grave
Hob Uid: 45813
Location : North Yorkshire Craven Halton Gill
Grid Ref : SD8564073350
Summary : Late Neolithic/Bronze Age round barrow surviving as an earthwork. Excavated.
More information : [SD 85637330] Giant's Grave.[TI]. Giant's Grave, a scheduled round barrow (2), consists of a much disturbed large mound. Excavation by W. Bennett in 1936 uncovered Flag-built burial chambers, the general arrangement of which, and the shape of the mound, suggesting a late Neolithic date. Also found were secondary burials of possibly Iron Age date.(3-4) (Plan AO/55/137/4 from 3) Surveyed at 1:2500. A badly mutilated, and denuded cairn, now turf covered, at SD 85647335. The remains of two cists (AO/55/137/4) are in situ.(5) No change since report of 13.5.64. See annotated AM. No information was gained regarding the present location of the excavated finds, and the 'Iron Age' classification for the secondaries appears dubious. Similarly no information was gained in relation to the excavations "about 1800" noted on the plan of authority 3. 1:2500 survey transformed to 1:10 000 MSD.(6) Secondary burials listed by Challis and Harding as possibly of first millennium BC.(7) Additional references (8-11) Plan (10) SD 8564 7334. Round barrow known as Giant's Grave, Pen-y-Ghent Fell. Scheduled RSM No 24491. (12)

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Source details : OS 6" 1956
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Source details : List. Anc.Mons. 1953, p.114, (M.O.W.)
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Source details : YAJ 42 1970 396-397 (A King)
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Source details : English Heritage Scheduling Amendment 25/1/95
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Source Number : 3
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Source details : YAJ. vol.33, 1938, 318-9, plan.
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Source details : Malham, 1947, p.112, (A Raistrick)
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Source details : F1 RWE 13-05-64
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Source details : F2 CDA 03-02-77
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Source details : BAR 20 pt2 Later Prehist from Trent-Tyne 1975,57(A J Challis & D W Harding)
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Source details : Radley MSS Vol 6 (in Sheffield Museum)
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Source Number : 9
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Source details : Hist of Craven 2nd ed 1878 492 (T D Whitaker)
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Source Number : 10
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Source details : Radley J. 1971. National Park Guide No 9 - Yorkshire Dales (ed I G Simmons) 23-24 Plan
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Late Neolithic
Display Date : Late Neolithic
Monument End Date : -2200
Monument Start Date : -2900
Monument Type : Chambered Round Barrow
Evidence : Earthwork

Monument Period Name : Bronze Age
Display Date : Bronze Age
Monument End Date : -700
Monument Start Date : -2600
Monument Type : Chambered Round Barrow, Inhumation
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Monument Period Name : Iron Age
Display Date : Iron Age
Monument End Date : 43
Monument Start Date : -800
Monument Type : Inhumation
Evidence : Find

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : NY 281
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 24491
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SD 87 SE 1
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1800-01-01
End Date : 1800-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1936-01-01
End Date : 1936-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1960-01-01
End Date : 1960-12-31

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Giants Grave