Find Spot record MDR2957 - Harborough Cave, Iron Age Occupation
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
An amount of Iron Age material has been recovered from the cave. Finds include bone tools and pottery of Hallstat and La Tene type. An early La Tene ring-headed pin was also recovered. Some finds associated with human remains. (1)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SDR6031 Article in serial: Storrs Fox, W. 1909. 'Harborough Cave, near Brassington, description of the excavations', Derbyshire Archaeological Journal. Volume 31. p89-96.
- <1> SDR1646 Article in serial: Armstrong, A. 1923. 'Exploration of Harborough Cave, Brassington, 1923', Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute. Volume 53. 402-17.
- <1> SDR9597 Index: NDAT. 0461. 0461.
- <4> SDR3359 Bibliographic reference: Brailsford,J.W. 1957 Later Prehistoric Cave-Dwellings of Derbyshire. Vol. 77.
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Location
| Grid reference | Not displayed (Approximate) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BRASSINGTON, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Jun 19 2009 1:23PM