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96
Date Entered
12/01/2011
Updated on
12/01/2011
Recorded by
Tim Laurie
Category
Burnt Mound
Record Type
Archaeology
Site Access
Not known
Location
Eel Beck Holwick Fell
Civil Parish
Holwick
Brit. National Grid
NY 8954 2629
Altitude
395m
Record Name
Burnt Mound surveyed by Tim Laurie
Record Description
On north bank of Eel Beck. Iron bloomery site 100m to the south of the Beck, small cairns indicative of Bronze Age Cairnfield Type Settlement in the same area.
Reference:
Laurie, T.C. 2003. �Researching the Prehistory of Wensleydale, Swaledale and Teesdale�. Gazetteer of Burnt Mound Sites. In: T.G. Manby, Patrick Ottaway and Stephen Moorhouse. Eds. �The Archaeology of Yorkshire. An assessment at the end of the 21st century�. pp223-253.
The association of burnt mounds with settlements of Middle Bronze Age Date is well attested throughout Wensleydale, Swaledale and Teedale.
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.
