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 *****SWAAG_ID***** 24
 Date Entered 09/01/2011
 Updated on 13/12/2011
 Recorded by Tim Laurie
 Category Burnt Mound
 Record Type Archaeology
 Site Access Army Range
 Location Marske. Cordilleras Farm. In pasture approx 200m northof small arms range.
 Civil Parish Marske
 Brit. National Grid NZ 0949 0408
 Altitude 325m
 Geology Drift over Main or Richmond Chert.
 Record Name Cordilleras Farm Small Arms Range. Large turf covered burnt mound in pasture on north bank of stream.
 Record Description Large but low and inconpicuous burnt mound, turf covered, at spring stream in wet pasture North of small arms range. Visible from the road. A further large burnt mound is located at the spring rise some 300m west of the road.
 Dimensions Large, high
 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 653         Click image to enlarge
 Image 1 Description The Cordilleras Ranges burnt mound. Burnt stone is visible where the mound has been eroded by the stream and in rabbit scrapes.
 Image 2 ID 654         Click image to enlarge
 Image 2 Description 
 Image 3 ID 1686         Click image to enlarge
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