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Monument Number 28459
Hob Uid: 28459
Location : North Yorkshire Scarborough Danby
Grid Ref : NZ6811010230
Summary : Two Bronze Age round barrows forming the southern most pair of a line of five barrows (see also NZ 61 SE 39). The northern barrow measures 18m in diameter by 1.7m high. The southern barrow is 17m in diameter and is situated on a slope so that it is 0.5m high on its northern side and 1.5 on the southern. It is surrounded by a 6m wide platform with a slight ditch on the northern side. There is a small upright stone on the eastern lip of the southern barrow, it is 0.35m by 0.1m with 0.8m exposed above the ground. There are three inscriptions on the stone of different dates. The three inscriptions are a cross, the date 1882 and a bench mark. The two barrows have been mapped from air photographs as part of the North York Moors NMP and are extant on the latest 2009 vertical photography. Scheduled.
More information : (NZ 68111027, 68111023) Tumulus (NR) (1) Two round barrows. Scheduled. (2) Both dug in centre by J C Atkinson. Southern barrow cut by road works. (3) Both mounds are very prominent averaging 18.0m in diameter and 1.6m in height. Surveyed at 1:10 000. (4) Two Bronze Age round barrows forming the southern most pair of a line of five barrows (see also NZ 61 SE 39). The northern barrow measures 18m in diameter by 1.7m high. The southern barrow is 17m in diameter and is situated on a slope so that it is 0.5m high on its northern side and 1.5 on the southern. It is surrounded by a 6m wide platform with a slight ditch on the northern side. There is a small upright stone on the eastern lip of the southern barrow, it is 0.35m by 0.1m with 0.8m exposed above the ground. There are three inscriptions on the stone of different dates. The three inscriptions are a cross, the date 1882 and a bench mark. (5) The two Bronze Age round barrows are visible as earthworks on air photographs. The northern barrow is centred at NZ 6810 1027 and the smaller southern barrow at NZ 6811 1023. Both are extant on the latest 2009 vertical photography. (6)

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Source details : OS 6" 1958
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Source details : Corr 6" (R H Hayes undated)
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Source details : F1 BHP 04-DEC-73
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Source details : NMR RAF/58/5508 F22 62 04-OCT-1962
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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 : Earthwork

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
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Monument End Date : 1900
Monument Start Date : 1540
Monument Type : Carved Stone, Bench Mark
Evidence : Structure

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : NY 671
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 30175
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NZ 61 SE 40
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Relationship type : General association

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Activity type : EXCAVATION
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1973-12-04
End Date : 1973-12-04

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 28459