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Find Spot record MDR8240 - Cremation and rotary quern, Harthill Moor, Harthill

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Full Description

The removal of a large stone from Durwood at Harthill Moor in 1760, revealed the presence of a rotary quern and a large urn half full of burnt bones. (1-3). The grid reference supplied is only four figures long. (4).

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Index: North Derbyshire Archaeological Trust (NDAT). North Derbyshire Archaeological Trust Index. 0865.
  • <2> Article in serial: Pegge, S. 1785. Archaeologia. vol. 7. pp 19-20.
  • <3> Article in serial: 1900. The Reliquary. N.S. 6. p29.
  • <4> Personal Observation: Thornton, A. Personal observation, map evidence, field visit etc..

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Location

Grid reference SK 22 62 (point) (Approximate)
Civil Parish HARTHILL, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE

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Nov 16 2019 4:06PM

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