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99
Date Entered
12/01/2011
Updated on
12/01/2011
Recorded by
Tim Laurie
Category
Burnt Mound
Record Type
Archaeology
Site Access
Not known
Record Date
01/01/2005
Location
Upper Teesdale. Skyer Beck
Civil Parish
Forest and Frith
Brit. National Grid
NY 8642 2785
Altitude
365m
Record Name
Burnt Mound surveyed by Tim Laurie
Record Description
450m To SE of Bracken Rig Middle Bronze AGE settlement (Coggins and Fairless, 1985) Peat and heather covered.
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.'
Dimensions
10m x 8m oval but eroded by stream.
Additional Notes
The association of burnt mounds with settlements of Middle Bronze Age Date is well attested throughout Wensleydale, Swaledale and Teedale.
