Monument record MDR4022 - Owler Bar, Robbed Cairn
Type and Period (1)
- CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
SK 29107798. An earth circle or ring work was located in 1965 to the W. of the Peacock Inn at Owler Bar. (1)
This site was described as a ring cairn (Marsden 1977) (4),
but is clearly a robbed cairn with a diameter of 17m by 16.5m.
The centre has been badly disturbed but not fully removed. (3)
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SDR5741 Article in serial: Cooper, L (East Midlands Committee of Field Archaeologists). 1966. East Midlands Archaeological Bulletin, 1966. Volume 9:2.
- <2> SDR16523 Unpublished document: Barnatt, J (PDNPA). Descriptive text on monuments in the Peak District.
- <3> SDR16524 Bibliographic reference: Barnatt, J. 1978. The Stone Circles of the Peak. p92.
- <4> SDR8643 Bibliographic reference: Marsden, B. 1977. The Burial Mounds of Derbyshire.
- <5> SDR17029 Index: NDAT. 1257. 1257.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 2910 7798 (10m by 10m) (Centre) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HOLMESFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Jan 19 2000 12:00AM