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Monument record MDR11537 - ?Barrow, west of Holme Bank Chert Quarry, Hassop

Type and Period (1)

  • ? (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

A possible barrow at SK 2125 6937 was identified by John Barnatt during a field survey. (1). This feature is a roughly circular mound that has been ploughed down to about fifteen by nineteen metres across and 0.6 metres high. It is possible that it is a prehistoric barrow, although other explanations such as a natural knoll should also be considered. (2).

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Barnatt, J. 1989. The Peak District Barrow Survey (updated 1994). Site 4.28.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Barnatt, J and H Taylor (PDNPA). 2000. The Chatsworth Estate Historic Landscape Survey, Chatsworth Inbye Land: Archaeological Survey 1999-2000. No. 41:18.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SK 21252 69363 (21m by 20m)
Civil Parish HASSOP, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • EDR3857

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Record last edited

Nov 13 2017 12:37PM

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