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Ramsley Moor Barrow 56 Or 57
Hob Uid: 1323548
Location : Derbyshire North East Derbyshire Holmesfield
Grid Ref : SK2774075850
Summary : A cairn, one of around 80 similar features on Ramsley Moor (see SK 27 NE 80). Excavated in 1964 by Sheffield University Dept. of Ancient History (they excavated one of a pair of features, either cairn 56 or 57 - it is not clear which), it is apparently not prehistoric in date. It was described as a man-made circular feature consisting of a circular arrangement of large stones, internal diameter circa 10 metres. The central area was slightly scooped out. No artefacts were found, and the purpose of the structure is unknown.
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Vol(s) : 8, 1965

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Monument Period Name : Later Prehistoric
Display Date : Later Prehistoric
Monument End Date : 43
Monument Start Date : -4000
Monument Type : Clearance Cairn, Hut Circle
Evidence : Earthwork

Monument Period Name : Uncertain
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Monument Type : Hut Circle, Circular Enclosure
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SK 27 NE 83
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Ramsley Moor Barrow 56 Or 57