Monument record MDR7508 - Possible barrow, Harland Edge, Beeley
Type and Period (1)
- ROUND BARROW ? (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
A sub-circular gritstone cairn measuring 5m x 3.5m x .5m high. Scheduled (1)
This mound has no visible stone and measures 5m across and is 0.3m 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> SDR18147 Scheduling record: English Heritage. 1994. Scheduling Notification. 23332. Cat. No.: 362.
- <2> SDR19851 Unpublished document: Barnatt, J (PDNPA). 1998. The Chatsworth Estate Historic Landscape Survey, Chatsworth Moorlands: Archaeological Survey 1997-8. p 107, Feature 18.31.
- <3> SDR22230 Unpublished document: Bell, S (PDNPA). 2010. Scheduled Monument Monitoring Form: Cairn on Harland Edge.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 2966 6831 (15m by 19m) (Centre) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BEELEY, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- EDR3856
- EDR3213
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Record last edited
Jun 8 2015 11:01AM