Monument record MDR4090 - Round barrow, north of opencast workings at Longstone Edge, Great Longstone
Type and Period (3)
- ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- CIST (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
This mutilated mound has been extensively robbed for stone, probably prior to 1848, and only portions of the ruin remain intact. At the centre is a large vertically set slab which is probably the vestige of a cist or other stone setting. This is probably the site of excavations by Bateman on the 25th July 1848, previously ascribed to SMR 6418. Bateman noticed the stone robbing and several large stone settings. The only finds were previously disturbed and comprised scattered human and animal remains (Ox, pig, dog, bird beaks), two beaker sherds and a flint scraper. (2, 3)
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SDR16985 Bibliographic reference: Bateman, T. 1861. Ten Years' Diggings in Celtic and Saxon Grave Hills. pp. 41-43.
- <2> SDR2466 Unpublished document: Barnatt, J. 1989. The Peak District Barrow Survey (updated 1994). Site 4:11.
- <3> SDR20329 Unpublished document: Ullathorne, A (PDNPA). 2003. Longstone Moor Farm, Stoney Middleton and Great Longstone, Derbyshire, archaeological field survey, upland option, 2003. No. 19, p. 14.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 2101 7349 (10m by 10m) (Approximate) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT LONGSTONE, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Apr 28 2015 1:49PM