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*****SWAAG_ID***** | 176 |
Date Entered | 21/04/2011 |
Updated on | 05/01/2012 |
Recorded by | Ric Carter |
Category | Burial Mounds and Cairns |
Record Type | Archaeology |
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Site Access | Public Access Land |
Record Date | 08/04/2011 |
Location | Calver Hill (South) Reeth |
Civil Parish | Reeth |
Brit. National Grid | NZ 00939 00072 |
Altitude | 403m |
Geology | Limestone overlaid by peat |
Record Name | Round Cairn |
Record Description | A vegetated Round Cairn, of probable funerary purpose, on gently sloping south-facing ground below Calver Hill |
Dimensions | perimeter approx 30m. |
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Tree Site ID | 0 |
Associated Site SWAAG ID | 0 |
Additional Notes | Situated approx. 30m from a spring rise, and with other small cairns in the vicinity, a burnt mound and a double round house settlement.For further details of these see Coaxial Field Systems in Swaledale - A Reassessment; T.C.Laurie, N.W.Mahaffy & R.F.White (SWAAG Publications);figure 6. |
Image 1 ID | 582 Click image to enlarge |
Image 1 Description | Calver Hill (South) Round Cairn | |