Monument record MDR4087 - Possible barrow (site of), Bleaklow, Great Longstone
Type and Period (2)
- ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Round barrow excavated by T Bateman in 1848. It had been disturbed before this date and scattered bones, beaker sherds and a flint scraper were recovered. (1,2). Suggested by the OS as being a natural outcrop. (4)
Two different grid references. Have been given previously for this site (SK 2187 7387 and SK 2188 7338), one a spurious transcription of the seventh number. There is nothing at either location. That to the north is within a narrow dry valley and seems an unlikely barrow site. That to the south has only low natural knolls nearby. The excavation by Bateman previously ascribed to this, is probably the result of trying to fit the various Bateman excavations to extant remains and so is in error. The excavation in question probably took place at SMR 6463. (6). As location of barrow is unknown the point has been removed from the map. (7).
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SDR16985 Bibliographic reference: Bateman, T. 1861. Ten Years' Diggings in Celtic and Saxon Grave Hills. pp 41-43.
- <2> SDR8643 Bibliographic reference: Marsden, B. 1977. The Burial Mounds of Derbyshire. p39.
- <3> SDR10811 Index: North Derbyshire Archaeological Committee (NDAC). North Derbyshire Archaeological Committee Index. 1977: 1004.
- <5> SDR9699 Index: NDAT. 1004. 1004.
- <6> SDR2466 Unpublished document: Barnatt, J. 1989. The Peak District Barrow Survey (updated 1994). Site 4:G.
- <7> SDR20034 Personal Observation: Thornton, A. Personal observation, map evidence, field visit etc..
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Location
| Grid reference | Not displayed (Approximate) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT LONGSTONE, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Jun 15 2015 2:18PM