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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 96 | | Date Entered | 12/01/2011 | | Updated on | 12/01/2011 | | Recorded by | Tim Laurie | | Category | Burnt Mound | | Record Type | Archaeology | | Site Access | Not known | | Location | Eel Beck Holwick Fell | | Civil Parish | Holwick | | Brit. National Grid | NY 8954 2629 | | Altitude | 395m | | Record Name | Burnt Mound surveyed by Tim Laurie | | Record Description | On north bank of Eel Beck. Iron bloomery site 100m to the south of the Beck, small cairns indicative of Bronze Age Cairnfield Type Settlement in the same area.
Reference:
Laurie, T.C. 2003. �Researching the Prehistory of Wensleydale, Swaledale and Teesdale�. Gazetteer of Burnt Mound Sites. In: T.G. Manby, Patrick Ottaway and Stephen Moorhouse. Eds. �The Archaeology of Yorkshire. An assessment at the end of the 21st century�. pp223-253.
The association of burnt mounds with settlements of Middle Bronze Age Date is well attested throughout Wensleydale, Swaledale and Teedale. | | Dimensions | Medium, average | | Additional Notes | Dimensions.
Size: Small <6m, Medium 6m-9m, Large 10m-15m, Extra large >15m.
Height: Low <0.5m, Average 0.5-1.0m, High >1.0m.
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