Find Spot record MDR2073 - Inhumation, Hobs House, Ashford-in-the-Water
Type and Period (2)
- INHUMATION (Unknown date)
- FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
SK 176712. Burial of young boy found in rock fissure at Hobs House in 1911. Though identified by Starrs Fox in 1913 as native British, it's date is uncertain. Found under limestone rubble, there were the remains of a sheep and a goat nearby. (1).
Human remains were discovered in a fissure in limestone crags at Hob Hurst's House in March 1911 by a group pf school boys (1). The skeleton was incomplete and appeared to be an adolescent male. No dating evidence was recovered with the skeleton. (4).
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDR4674 Article in serial: Starrs Fox, W. 1913. 'A Human Skeleton in Monsal Dale', Derbyshire Archaeology Journal. Volume 25. p99 plan.
- <2> SDR8643 Bibliographic reference: Marsden, B. 1977. The Burial Mounds of Derbyshire. p110.
- <3> SDR13997 Index: NDAT. 0072. 0072.
- <4> SDR20307 Unpublished document: Bevan, B (PDNPA). 1994. Brushfield Hough, Brushfield, Great Longstone, Ashford, Taddington and Sheldon Parishes, Derbyshire, Archaeological Survey, 1994. p20.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 1765 7125 (10m by 10m) (Centre) |
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| Civil Parish | ASHFORD IN THE WATER, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Dec 3 2007 4:11PM