Monument record MDR4162 - Ring cairn, Moorside Farm, Baslow and Bubnell
Type and Period (1)
- EMBANKED STONE CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
SK 274 724 Hut circle (diam. 45 ft.) and irregular fields. (1)
An earth circle, probably ceremonial, was located at SK 2746 7241. Unsurveyable fragments of banks were seen under heavy bracken and are possibly amorphous remains of old enclosures. Numerous overgrown rock outcrops, in the area, have a superficial appearance of cairns but none were found to be genuine. Circle surveyed at 1/2500. (2)
Ring cairn, external dimensions 14.5 x 14.0, internal 11.5m, 1 entrance to SE. (3)
Incorrectly identified as a hut circle by HAS and OS (1b)
Gardoms Edge stone circle. Only bank now exists. One entrance. (9)
Sources/Archives (11)
- <1b> SDR15456 Index: HAS, Preston, F L. Transcript Hunter Index. Volume 2.
- <1a> SDR8171 Bibliographic reference: Butcher, L H.
- <2> SDR6339 Personal Observation: F1 FRH 30-NOV-65.
- <3> SDR16523 Unpublished document: Barnatt, J (PDNPA). Descriptive text on monuments in the Peak District.
- <4> SDR18205 Index: NDAT. NDAT 0259. 0259.
- <5> SDR17350 Article in serial: East Midlands Committee of Field Archaeologists. 1960. East Midlands Archaeology Bulletin, 1960. Vol. 6, p1. p1.
- <6> SDR8643 Bibliographic reference: Marsden, B. 1977. The Burial Mounds of Derbyshire.
- <7> SDR16424 Article in serial: Barnatt, J. 1986. 'Bronze Age remains on the East Moors of the Peak District', Derbyshire Archaeological Journal. Volume 106, pp 18-100.
- <8> SDR18206 Index: Hunter Archaeological Society.. 1972. Peak Park Treasures: B108. B108.
- <9> SDR18207 Index: Davies, J (PPJPB). 1983. Peak Park Treasures: B529. B529.
- <10> SDR16524 Bibliographic reference: Barnatt, J. 1978. The Stone Circles of the Peak. p66, 186.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 2746 7241 (10m by 10m) (Centre) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BASLOW AND BUBNELL, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- EDR1506
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Record last edited
Sep 1 2016 10:19AM