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*****SWAAG_ID***** | 190 |
Date Entered | 15/05/2011 |
Updated on | 15/05/2011 |
Recorded by | Tim Laurie |
Category | Burnt Mound |
Record Type | Archaeology |
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Site Access | Army Range |
Record Date | 06/02/2009 |
Location | Dicky Edge West. Cordilleras Farm. |
Civil Parish | Marske |
Brit. National Grid | NZ 08800 03984 |
Altitude | 348m |
Geology | Richmond Cherts
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Record Name | Two burnt mounds above Dicky Edge (West). |
Record Description | Two burnt mounds locate close together at the same spring, visible as low mounds of fire cracked sandstone. The larger site is crescentic in form 15m*10m, the smaller site is oval on plan, 9m*6m overall.
NZ08800 03984 and NZ08811 03998 |
Dimensions | Larger mound 15m*8m. Smaller mound 9m*6m |
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Tree Site ID | 0 |
Associated Site SWAAG ID | 0 |
Additional Notes | This large burnt mound complex is just 250m NE of the hut circle settlement on a terrace below the scar formed by the westward extension of Dickey Edge. (MSK18). The association between burnt mounds and hut circle settlements is widespread throughout Britain. |
Image 1 ID | 652 Click image to enlarge |
Image 1 Description | Burnt mound , the larger of two adjacent sites at this location, above round house settlement below Dicky Edge. | |