Monument record MDR12253 - Cup marked stone and cairn, Gardom's Edge, Baslow
Type and Period (2)
- CUP MARKED STONE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A portable slab with a single cupmark was found during the excavation in 1999 of what is probably a clearance cairn. The small slab, which is roughly rectangular in shape, was found face up near the crest of the cairn; one end had old damage, presumably sustained before or during placing on the cairn in prehistory. The unworn pecked cupmark was placed at the centre of a face that had been carefully prepared by pecking the whole surface flat; its sides had been smoothed. The cairn is one of several lying on a field boundary within a complex area of house sites, fields and clearance features which were probably used over an extended period in the second and first millennia BC. (1)
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SDR19474 Article in serial: Barnatt, J & Robinson, F. 2003. 'Prehistoric rock-art at Ashover School and further new discoveries ...', Derbyshire Archaeological Journal. Vol. 123, pp 1-28. p 21.
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Location
| Grid reference | SK 2730 7350 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BASLOW AND BUBNELL, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- EDR3835
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Record last edited
Mar 26 2015 8:55AM