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Monument Number 10988
Hob Uid: 10988
Location : Cumbria Eden Bampton
Grid Ref : NY4997019610
Summary : Earthwork remains of a Bronze Age round cairn 490m East-North-East of Rough Hill Tarn. Approximately 12.0m x 9.0m and 0.4m high. Earthfast boulder in the South side. Remains of a second cairn not located.
More information : ('b' NY 49951955; 'c' NY 49971961) Tumuli. (1) These features are not very distinct but what are taken to be the tumuli have been located and surveyed. Tumulus ('b') is small but well defined. Tumulus ('c') in the corner of a field under cultivation. Very vague and only partially defined. (2) (Area NY 499196) Tumuli (NR) (two) (No available RAF AP cover). (3) NY 49951955. The probable remains of a round cairn, consisting of a consolidated mound of stone, averaging 8.5m in diameter and 0.8m. in height. There is no trace of the second mound which falls in a pasture field. Surveyed at 1:2500. (4) NY 49941953 Round cairn 490m ENE of Rough Hill Tarn. An irregularly-shaped mound of stones up to 0.4m high with maximum dimensions of 12m by 9m. There is a triangular-shaped earthfast boulder approximately 1m long incorporated in the cairn's southern side; scheduled. (5)

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Source details : Corr 6" (J E Sainty Nov 1947)
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Source details : English Heritage SAM Amendment 1.2.93
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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 Cairn
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 22536
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 41 NE 1
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1975-05-22
End Date : 1975-05-22

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 10988