Monument record MDR6859 - Cairnfield, Smelting Hill, Abney and Abney Grange
Type and Period (1)
- CAIRNFIELD (Unknown date)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Cairnfield of 11-15 small, mostly robbed cairns, 3-7m in diameter. The whole area has been affected by small scale quarrying. At the west end of the cairnfield is a fragmentary area of linear clearance. There is also an 8.5m platform terraced into the slope, of unknown date.
This site also includes a barrow at NGR SK 2059 8029 with dimensions of Diameter 7.5m and height 0.3m (12)
Sources/Archives (12)
- <1> SDR16523 Unpublished document: Barnatt, J (PDNPA). Descriptive text on monuments in the Peak District.
- <2> 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.
- <3> SDR17110 Index: NDAT. 0008. 0008.
- <4> SDR17111 Index: NDAT. 0009. 0009.
- <5> SDR17112 Index: NDAT. 0013. 0013.
- <6> SDR17113 Index: NDAT. 0015. 0015.
- <7> SDR17114 Index: NDAT. 0016. 0016.
- <8> SDR17115 Index: NDAT. 0017. 0017.
- <9> SDR17127 Index: OS. SK 28 SW 11. SK 28 SW 11.
- <10> SDR17117 Index: OS. SK 28 SW 13. SK 28 SW 13.
- <11> SDR17118 Index: OS. SK 28 SW 14. SK 28 SW 14.
- <12> SDR17119 Index: HAS. 1972. Peak Park Treasures B72. B72.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 2040 8040 (10m by 10m) (Multiple Centre Site) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ABNEY AND ABNEY GRANGE, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Apr 21 2015 4:41PM