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Tim Laurie FSA

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 *****SWAAG_ID***** 458
 Date Entered 17/02/2012
 Updated on 17/02/2012
 Recorded by Ric Carter
 Category Burial Mounds and Cairns
 Record Type Archaeology
 SWAAG Site Name 
 Site Type 
 Site Name 
 Site Description 
 Site Access Public Access Land
 Record Date 16/02/2012
 Location Brownsey Moor
 Civil Parish Melbecks
 Brit. National Grid SD 96869 98791
 Altitude 
 Geology 
 Record Name Stone Setting
 Record Description A well defined, ovoid, stone setting approx 20m x 10m with central cairn and two short lengths of walling. Associated with the moorland field system, of probable funerary purpose and attributed to the late Bronze Age/ early Iron age periods. The site is immediately below the much later mine level and spoil heap.
 Dimensions as above
 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 
 Image 1 ID 2282         Click image to enlarge
 Image 1 Description Brownsey Moor Stone Setting
 Image 2 ID 2283         Click image to enlarge
 Image 2 Description Brownsey Moos Stone Setting
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