Monument record MDR7507 - Round cairn, Harland Edge, Beeley
Type and Period (1)
- ROUND CAIRN (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
Roughly circular gritstone cairn of 4.5m diameter, standing c. 0.5m high. Scheduled (1)
This small probable cairn measures 5.5m across and is 0.5m high. Its location high on Harland Edge, in association with further small cairns and barrows, suggests it could be a Bronze Age funerary structure. (2)
Site monitoring has been carried out and site appears not to be under threat. (3)
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SDR18146 Scheduling record: English Heritage. 1994. Scheduling Notification. 23331. Cat. No.: 361.
- <2> SDR19851 Unpublished document: Barnatt, J (PDNPA). 1998. The Chatsworth Estate Historic Landscape Survey, Chatsworth Moorlands: Archaeological Survey 1997-8. p 107, Feature 18.30.
- <3> SDR22229 Unpublished document: Bell, S (PDNPA). 2010. Scheduled Monument Monitoring Form: Round Cairn on Harland Edge.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 2957 6837 (15m by 18m) (Centre) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BEELEY, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- EDR3856
- EDR3212
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Record last edited
Jun 8 2015 11:00AM