Monument Number 965228 |
| Hob Uid: 965228 | |
Location :
Derbyshire
Derbyshire Dales
Hathersage
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| Grid Ref : SK2316084090 |
| Summary : A Bronze Age burial cairn on Sheepwash Bank. The earthwork remains comprise a stony circular mound, 11m in diameter and 0.3m high. It has been extensively robbed by sporadic trenching for stone and was probably originally a much more substantial feature. Scheduled. |
More information : SK 2316 8409 (FCE). Bronze Age burial cairn on Sheepwash Bank. The feature has previously been included as part of record SK 28 SW 1, where it is described as an `Earth Circle' and has been misinterpreted as a house site (hut circle `C'). See SK 28 SW 1 for the previous recording and survey history of the monument.
The earthwork remains comprise a stony circular mound, 11m in diameter and 0.3m high. It has been extensively robbed by sporadic trenching for stone and was probably originally a much more substantial feature.
Two further possible burial cairns lie at SK 2324 8398 (SK 28 SW 72) and SK 2282 8404 (SK 28 SW 73).
The above description is summarised from a detailed level 3 RCHME 1:1000 scale survey conducted in May 1987. The products of the survey are held in the NMR archive. (1)
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