More information : [Area SK 25037677] Several barrows north east and south of the stone circle [SK 27 NW ] on Froggatt Edge. Noted by F.L. Preston 14.4.1952. (1)
18 mounds centred at SK 2496 7672, varying in size from 2.0m - 14.0m in diameter and 0.3m - 1.2m in height. Three of the mounds are large and well constructed (the one at SK 2493 7664 being very badly mutilated) and are probably burial cairns. The rest are presumably stone clearance heaps, though no definite evidence of field systems or occupation was seen. (2)
SK 2493 7664 (FCE); SK 2501 7680 (FCE); SK 2502 7684 (FCE); SK 2497 7677 (FCE) four possible barrows to the north of the Stoke Flat field system, referred to as `c', `d', `e' and `f' respectively in the present survey report. Three of these barrows are referred to by Authority 2. (The remainder of the mounds noted by Authorites 1 and 2 appear to be clearance cairns associated with the field system, and are henceforth recorded as part of SK 27 NW 130).
The four possible barrows are noticeably larger than the nearby clearance cairns; they are built of more substantial boulders with a certain degree of structure, indicating that these are deliberate features rather than the by-product of agricultural activity. This is supported by their proximity to the stone circle at SK 2496 7679 (see NMR no SK 27 NW 38).
Barrow `c' is the largest of the group measuring 14 m in diameter, however it is also the most mutilated. The foundations of a cross- wise wall which overlie the barrow probably represent the remains of a later sheepfold. Barrows `d' and `e', which lie to the NE of the stone circle, both survive to a diameter of around 8 m despite having been heavily disturbed. 12 m SE of the circle is an oval mound measuring 9 m by 7 m; within it the foundations of stone walling are visible, but these perhaps represent a re-use of the feature.
The above description is summarised from a detailed level 3 RCHME 1:1000 scale survey conducted in June 1987. The results of the survey are held in the NMR archive. (1)
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