Monument record MDR6425 - Neolithic burials, Ash Tree Cave
Type and Period (3)
- CIST (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- BURIAL (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- INHUMATION (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
SK 51487614 Ash Tree Cave, Neolithic Phase. Excavations by Armstrong revealed 3 Neolithic burials, comprising 3 separate deposits of disarticulated bone. Each represented 2 individuals, 2 deposits were beneath stone heaps, another in a cist. All were accompanied by flint flakes. (1)
Additional sources (2-10)
Associated with SMR sites 15123, 15125, 15126, 15127 (different phases of activity).
Scheduled (11)
Sources/Archives (10)
- <1> SDR8064 Monograph: Jenkinson, R. 1984. Creswell Crags: Late Pleistocene Sites in the East Midlands, British Archaeological Reports 122.
- <2> SDR11124 Index: North Derbyshire Archaeological Trust (NDAT). North Derbyshire Archaeological Trust Index: 1954. 1954.
- <3> SDR1631 Bibliographic reference: Armstrong, A. 1939. Report of the Committee for the Archaeological Exploration of Derbyshire, Dundee, 1939.
- <4> SDR16231 Bibliographic reference: West, S (East Midlands Committee of Field Archaeologists). 1959. East Midlands Archaeological Bulletin, 1959. p 2.
- <5> SDR1639 Article in serial: Armstrong, A. 1956. 'Report on the Excavation of Ash Tree Cave, near Whitwell, Derbyshire 1949-57', Derbyshire Archaeological Journal. Vol. 76, pp 57-64.
- <6> SDR1641 Article in serial: Armstrong, A. 1957. Report of the Excavation of Ash Tree Cave, near Whitwell, Derbyshire.
- <7> SDR8643 Bibliographic reference: Marsden, B. 1977. The Burial Mounds of Derbyshire. p114.
- <8> SDR1634 Article in serial: Armstrong, A. 1949. 'Exploration of prehistoric sites in East Derbyshire, 1949', Derbyshire Archaeological Journal. Volume 22, pp 69-73.
- <9> SDR1637 Article in serial: Armstrong, A. 1953. 'Excavation of prehistoric sites in East Derbyshire, 1953', Derbyshire Archaeological Journal. Volume 74, pp 102-104.
- <11> SDR18416 Scheduling record: English Heritage. 1991. Scheduling Notification. 13240.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred SK 5148 7614 (39m by 30m) (Centre) |
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Civil Parish | WHITWELL, BOLSOVER, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- EDR232
- EDR242
- EDR682
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Record last edited
Jun 12 2017 4:40PM