Skip to main content

Monument record MDR1461 - ?Barrow, Caskin Low, Hartington Town Quarter

Type and Period (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

SK 1479 6185. Casking Low near Hartington, listed as a barrow. (1). There is no evidence of a barrow at the hill summit. (2). The only feature here is a somewhat amorphous natural knoll which has been disturbed by small scale quarrying and is crossed by drystone walls. Bateman probably postulated a barrow here on place name evidence only. (3).

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: Bateman, T. 1861. Ten Years' Diggings in Celtic and Saxon Grave Hills. p290.
  • <2> Personal Observation: 1966. F1 FRH.
  • <3> Personal Observation: Smith, K and Barnatt, J. 1989. Pers. Comm..

Map

Find a placename, postcode or grid reference

Map layers

Base layers

Info

Record list

Tools

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 147 616 (336m by 327m) (Centre)
Civil Parish HARTINGTON TOWN QUARTER, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • EDR3666
  • EDR1173

Please contact the HER for details.

External Links (0)

Record last edited

Feb 10 2015 9:02AM

Comments and Feedback

Do you have any more information about this record? Please feel free to comment with information and photographs, or ask any questions, using the "Disqus" tool below. Comments are moderated, and we aim to respond/publish as soon as possible.