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*****SWAAG_ID***** | 25 |
Date Entered | 09/01/2011 |
Updated on | 13/12/2011 |
Recorded by | Tim Laurie |
Category | Burnt Mound |
Record Type | Archaeology |
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Site Type | |
Site Name | |
Site Description | |
Site Access | Army Range |
Location | Marske,Cordilleras Ranges.Buzzard Scar, double site |
Civil Parish | Marske |
Brit. National Grid | NZ 088 040 |
Altitude | 348m |
Geology | Richmond chert. |
Record Name | Marske,Cordilleras Ranges.Buzzard Scar. One very large and prominent burnt mound and one much smaller site. |
Record Description | Complex site on open heath above Marske Beck (two sites adjacent), wide views towards Holgate How.
This large site comrises a number of mounds arranged aroiund a central trough. It is low and turf covered. The smaller site is located at the edge of the dry ground a few m. to the north.
This burnt mound complex is located just 300m to the north of a round house settlement, recorded seperately, located on a terrace below Buzzard Scar. |
Dimensions | Large, medium and medium low |
Geographical area | |
Species | |
Scientific Name | |
Common / Notable Species | |
Tree and / or Stem Girth | |
Tree: Position / Form / Status | |
Tree Site ID | 0 |
Associated Site SWAAG ID | 0 |
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. |
Image 1 ID | 1687 Click image to enlarge |
Image 1 Description | Burnt mound above Buzzard Scar. View towards Holgate How (Round Barrow on summit and carved rocks below) | |
Image 2 ID | 1688 Click image to enlarge |
Image 2 Description | Round house settlement below Buzzard Scar. Scanned slide. | |