More information : (NT 85722827) Tumulus (OE) (1)
A Bronze Age cairn on Coldsmouth Hill excavated in 1930 measured 51'
in diameter and from 3' to 6' high. Within it was a ring of boulders
33' x 31' with traces of an outer ring 3' away at the N and S - a few
traces of a third inner ring was also at the S. In the centre was a
cist formed of slabs set on edge measuring 2' x 1'8" x 1'4" deep,
the bottom being the living rock, with a cover-stone 2'9" x 2'5" x
1'4". The cist contained clacined bones and a saw of dark coloured
flint measuring 2-1/4" x 1-1/4" x 1/4". Eight feet W of the cist, on
the original ground surface, was found the base of a bronze
knife-dagger 1.7/16" in breadth with the remains of one of the
rivets in situ. The cairn can thus be dated to c1800-1600
BC. The finds are in the National Museum of Antiquities of
Scotland, Edinburgh. (2)
At the N end of the oval shaped pasture-covered hill top, a circular
bank of loose stones, 15m diameter, 4m in width, of max height 0.5m.
A rough circle of loose stones on the interior, of diameter 10m. A
stone cist, centrally placed, axis E-W, of upright slabs, 0.4 x 0.5
x 0.3m deep. The floor of living rock, as described in Authy 2, not
visible. To the E of the cist is a large rough-shaped boulder
which is possibly the coverstone. A modern cairn of stones 2m high,
of 4m diameter at the base, stands in the outer bank on the E side.
No evidence of an external ditch.
Present location of finds has not been confirmed. (3)
As described by F1. Revised at 6" scale. (4)
NT 857 283; NT 857 282. Coldsmouth Hill round cairns. Scheduled No
ND/446. (5)
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