More information : [SD 70653745] Tumulus [OE] (1)
Bowl-barrow 115ft in diameter and 11ft high, lying within a bend
of the River Ribble, excavated July-August, 1894.
A partly cremated primary burial, without pottery, was found at
ground level, and three secondary inhumations were found at various
levels in the barrow. One of the latter was accompanied by a small
flint knife or scraper, and several pieces of pottery, one with
thumb-nail decoration,were found in the barrow. Animal bones were
also found. (2)
Resurveyed. All the finds listed above are displayed in the private
museum of Stoneyhurst College [SD 6939] and are classified as
Early-Middle Bronze Age. Accompanying the exhibits are plans
identifying the O.S. published feature as the barrow described
above.
The mound as it now stands has an elongated appearance and a
hollowed out top. It is surrounded by rig and furrow panallel
with its long axis which is probably responsible for the elongation.
There are no indications of a surrounding ditch.
See G.P. AO/61/244/4 for SE aspect of barrow. (3)
SD 7064 3745. Bowl barrow 250m N of Hacking Boat House. Scheduled
RSM No 23711. An irregularly shaped mound of earth and stones up to
2.5m high with max dimensions of 60m SW-NE x 35m SE-NW. The
investigations of 1894 have left a hollow approx 9m in diameter and
1.7m deep at the monument's centre and a 'tail' or spread of
excavated material on the barrow's SW side. (4)
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