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Date Entered
12/01/2011
Updated on
21/12/2011
Recorded by
Tim Laurie
Category
Burnt Mound
Record Type
Archaeology
Site Access
Public Access Land
Record Date
01/01/2005
Location
ASKRIGG C.P. Beldaw Hill.
Civil Parish
Askrigg
Brit. National Grid
SD 977 910
Altitude
350m
Geology
Spring rise in faulted and mineralised zone, Underset Limestone series. Lead mine shafts nearby.
Record Name
ASkrig CP. Beldaw Hill. Burnt Mound at spring rise.
Record Description
Beldaw Hill.Burnt mound at spring rise.
Lead mine shaft mounds nearby. Note line of old spring stream is straight downhill. Spring has been diverted by a leat for lead mine washing purposes.
Other burnt mounds in Askrig CP include:
#1 Leashouse SD 942 920, 305m, Small, low* for indicative dimensions see below
#2 Whitfield Gill SD 935 923, 360m Large, high
#3 Askrigg Pasture SD 937 925, 383m Medium, average
#4 Askrigg Pasture SD 936 925, 387m Large, average
#5 Askrigg Pasture SD935 928, 425m Large, high
#6 Below Coombs SD971 915, 360m Large, high
#7 Broomber SD967 920, 440m Large, average
#8 Nappa Scar SD965 915, 320m Large, Low
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#6 Nappa Scar SD965 915, 320m Large,low
#7 Coombs SD971 915, 350m Large, high (Gorse covered)
#8 Beldaw Hill SD 977 910, 330m Medium, average (In mining ground)
Dimensions
Medium average
Additional Notes
*Indicative 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.
