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 *****SWAAG_ID***** 76
 Date Entered 12/01/2011
 Updated on 20/12/2011
 Recorded by Tim Laurie
 Category Burnt Mound
 Record Type Archaeology
 Site Access Public Access Land
 Location Burtersett High Pasture
 Civil Parish Hawes
 Brit. National Grid SD 894 884
 Altitude 400m
 Record Name Burtersett High Pasture. Isolated burnt mound at spring stream below Yorburgh.
 Record Description Prominent burnt mound of characteristic double hump crescentic form, turf covered on bank of stream. Eroded by stream.
 Dimensions Large, high
 Additional Notes Indicative Burnt Mound 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 228         Click image to enlarge
 Image 1 Description Hawes CP. Burnt mound below Yorburgh. Burterset High pasture.
 Image 2 ID 229         Click image to enlarge
 Image 2 Description Hawes CP. Burnt mound below Yorburgh. Burterset High pasture.
 Image 3 ID 230         Click image to enlarge
 Image 3 Description Hawes CP. Burnt mound below Yorburgh. Burterset High pasture.
 
 
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