Monument record MDR4252 - Cairn, Clough House, Bamford Moor
Type and Period (1)
- CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
SK 21398478. Situated on a gentle south facing slope a mound of stones 12.8m north to south by 10.0m east to west and 0.6m maximum height. Almost certainly the remains of a robbed cairn originally about 10.0m diameter with the robbed debris deposited on the southwest. Surveyed at 1:10 000. (1)
Considered the same site as SMR 1026 (4-5)
Cairn displays extensive and complex structural features. A small depression in the centre with upcast may be from an unrecorded and limited excavation. The cairn is flat topped and sub-rectangular in plan. Abutting the SSW side of the cairn is a flat, rectangular platform 9m long and 2.5m wide - standing about 0.25m above ground. Scheduled (6).
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SDR6344 Bibliographic reference: F1 ISS 09-MAY-78.
- <2> SDR17203 Index: OS. SK 28 SW 48. SK 28 SW 48.
- <3> SDR17204 Index: NDAT. 3870. 3870.
- <4> SDR2466 Unpublished document: Barnatt, J. 1989. The Peak District Barrow Survey (updated 1994). Site 28:5.
- <5> 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.
- <6> SDR17241 Scheduling record: English Heritage. 1998. Scheduling Notification. 29836. Cat. No.: 423.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 2138 8478 (11m by 15m) (Centre) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BAMFORD, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- EDR937
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Record last edited
Apr 17 2015 9:22AM