Monument record MDR931 - Ring ditches, White Cliffe Common, Parwich
Type and Period (1)
- DITCH (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A group of over 100 ring-ditches at Parwich were noted in 1957 and surveyed and investigated 1958-1960 (see plan AO/LP/63/266). They range in size from about 12 feet to over 50 feet in overall diameter. They pre-date a field wall built soon after 1788 and lead workings which may be over 200 years old. No pottery or artefacts were found in the excavations but pollen analysis suggests that they date from the late Bronze or Early Iron Age. The soil samples indicate construction in Neolithic or Early Bronze Age times. (1,3)
110 individual features were identified and sketch surveyed at 1:2500 in 1966. They vary greatly in size but the vast majority are perfectly circular. There is neither dating evidence nor indications as their function. (2)
Photographic record. (6,7)
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SDR7639 Article in serial: Lomas, J. 1962. 'A Bronze Age site at Parwich, Derbyshire', Derbyshire Archaeological Journal. Volume 82, pp 91-99, plan, illus.
- <2> SDR6318 Bibliographic reference: 1966. F1 FRH 20-APR-66.
- <3> SDR2441 Monograph: Challis, A & Harding, W. 1975. 'Later Prehistory from the Trent to the Tyne', British Archaeological Report 20. Part 2.
- <4> SDR8643 Bibliographic reference: Marsden, B. 1977. The Burial Mounds of Derbyshire.
- <5> SDR9886 Index: North Derbyshire Archaeological Trust (NDAT). North Derbyshire Archaeological Trust Index: 1680. 1680.
- <6> SDR18971 Photograph: Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA). Slide Collection. 11501.1-7.
- <7> SDR18970 Photograph: Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA). Black and white photograph collection. 415.12-15.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 171 576 (557m by 576m) (Centre) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PARWICH, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- EDR4058
- EDR1253
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Record last edited
Aug 11 2015 3:54PM