Monument record MDR8263 - ?Cairn, Harthill Moor, Harthill
Type and Period (2)
- CLEARANCE CAIRN ? (Unknown date)
- BARROW ? (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Heap of stones in the south-west corner of the field, identified as a ?Bronze Age barrow by G. Makepeace. (1,2). There are nine stones in a circle and they reach two feet (0.6 metres) high. (3).
A possible clearance cairn or barrow located on the gentle slope of the main shelf which drops away more steeply to the north-east, with good visibility over the shelf to the south and lower half of the shelf to the north. It is amphorous in shape which may suggest robbing to the south, but there are no obvious signs of such. It has an uncertain date. If it is a clearance cairn it could date from the prehistoric, Romano-British or post medieval periods. (4,5).
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SDR10000 Index: North Derbyshire Archaeological Trust (NDAT). North Derbyshire Archaeological Trust Index. 1042.
- <2> SDR17250 Article in serial: East Midlands Committee of Field Archaeologists. 1963. East Midlands Archaeological Bulletin, 1963. Volume 6. Makepeace, G A.
- <3> SDR8643 Bibliographic reference: Marsden, B. 1977. The Burial Mounds of Derbyshire. p43.
- <4> SDR2466 Unpublished document: Barnatt, J. 1989. The Peak District Barrow Survey (updated 1994). Site 32:5.
- <5> SDR20222 Unpublished document: Bevan, B (PDNPA). 1995. Robin Hood's Stride, Harthill and Elton, Derbyshire, archaeological survey, 1995. 17, p14, illus..
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 2251 6288 (256m by 74m) (Approximate) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HARTHILL, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- EDR3920
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Record last edited
Apr 29 2015 10:46AM