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18
Date Entered
09/01/2011
Updated on
13/12/2011
Recorded by
Tim Laurie
Category
Burnt Mound
Record Type
Archaeology
Site Access
Public Access Land
Location
Reeth High Moor
Civil Parish
Reeth
Brit. National Grid
NY 991 006
Altitude
390m
Geology
Spring rise. Glacial drift over strata below the Underset Limestone.
Record Name
Reeth High Moor. Very small burnt mound with visible burnt stone at spring rise.
Record Description
Very small burnt mound some 2m diameter with visible burnt stone at spring rise 100m to the west of the unfenced road. Stone field banks and scattered cairns characteristiv of Bronze Age Settlement on and below the rising ground to the east of the unfenced road.
This very small burnt mound may represent just a single episode of use, whereas most burnt mounds are dicard heaps which acrued from very mant repeated visits to the same location, prehaps representing occupations across several centuries.
Dimensions
Small, low
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.
