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*****SWAAG_ID***** | 169 |
Date Entered | 26/03/2011 |
Updated on | 26/03/2011 |
Recorded by | Ric Carter |
Category | Burial Mounds and Cairns |
Record Type | Archaeology |
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Site Access | Public Access Land |
Record Date | 14/03/2011 |
Location | Ellerton Moor |
Civil Parish | Not known |
Brit. National Grid | Hidden |
Altitude | 359m |
Geology | limestone overlaid by peat |
Record Name | Cairn |
Record Description | Likely remains of quarried cairn or other structure of funerary purpose, characteristic of prehistoric cairnfield occupation activity. Of sub-rectangular plan and orientated East/West along long axes. A small, circular feature to the West end approx 65cm diameter abutting a rectangular depression approx 1m square. A similar, though less distinct, feature to the East end. |
Dimensions | 3.9m x 2.4m |
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Tree Site ID | 0 |
Associated Site SWAAG ID | 0 |
Additional Notes | |
Image 1 ID | 515 Click image to enlarge |
Image 1 Description | cairn |  |
Image 2 ID | 516 Click image to enlarge |
Image 2 Description | circular feature at West end of cairn |  |