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 *****SWAAG_ID***** 23
 Date Entered 09/01/2011
 Updated on 14/12/2011
 Recorded by Tim Laurie
 Category Burnt Mound
 Record Type Archaeology
 SWAAG Site Downholme Moor
 Site Access Army Range
 Location Downholme Springs
 Civil Parish Downholme
 Brit. National Grid SE 119 980
 Altitude 285m
 Geology Controlled (Water Supply) spring rise. Glacial drift over Richmond cherts.
 Record Name Downholme Moor. Burnt mound at spring rise and close to Bronze Age Cairnfield and later field system.
 Record Description Prominent burnt mound slightly modified during construction of water supply tank. At spring controlled for water supply. On Army Training Area.
 Dimensions Medium, average
 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 1700         Click image to enlarge
 Image 1 Description Downholme Moor. Burnt mound at controlled spring. Water tank.
 Image 2 ID 1699         Click image to enlarge
 Image 2 Description 
 
 
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