Monument record MDR114 - Anglian round barrow (lost, approximate site of), Earl Sterndale, Hartington Middle Quarter
Type and Period (3)
- GRAVE (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- ROUND BARROW (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- EXTENDED INHUMATION (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Dimensions- diameter is 8m; height is 0.3m. One of three unlocated barrows (SMR 6848, 6849, 6850) north of Hurdlow. Excavated by T Bateman on 10th July 1849. This barrow contained an extended inhumation accompanied by an iron knife. Apparently destroyed by quarrying, presumably Dow Low quarry. (1, 3-7)
'Nearer Buxton' than SMR 6848. The burial was decayed but postulated from grave pit or shallow rock cut grave. The only find it contained was the iron knife. (7)
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SDR16985 Bibliographic reference: Bateman, T. 1861. Ten Years' Diggings in Celtic and Saxon Grave Hills. pp. 52-54.
- <2> SDR13770 Unpublished document: Bateman, T. Descriptions of, and Observations on, Further Discoveries in the Barrows of Derbyshire.
- <3> SDR12503 Article in serial: Ozanne, A. 1962-3. 'The Peak Dwellers', Medieval Archaeology. Volume 6-7. pp. 51-52.
- <4> SDR6903 Bibliographic reference: Meaney, A. 1964. A Gazetteer of Early Anglo-Saxon Burial Sites.
- <5> SDR8643 Bibliographic reference: Marsden, B. 1977. The Burial Mounds of Derbyshire. p. 46.
- <6> SDR9706 Index: North Derbyshire Archaeological Trust (NDAT). North Derbyshire Archaeological Trust Index: 1088. 1088.
- <7> SDR2466 Unpublished document: Barnatt, J. 1989. The Peak District Barrow Survey (updated 1994). Site 7:49.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 095 674 (681m by 323m) (Approximate) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HARTINGTON MIDDLE QUARTER, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- EDR107
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Record last edited
Jul 2 2019 4:02PM