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Summary

A badly damaged prehistoric cairn lies on a high point in open moorland at SX56356307. A turf-covered stony mound it measures 6.5m in diameter and approximately 0.6m high. A rectangular pit which is c 2.8m by 1.0m and about 0.7m deep has in the past been cut across its centre. The upcast from this pit (which may be a military slit trench) has been dumped on and around the mound.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Prehistoric cairn on Shaugh Moor

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX56SE191
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 1231363

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Fletcher, M. + Probert, S., 1999, RCHME Survey: Shaugh Moor extension (Report - Survey). SDV364498.

(30/06/1999) A badly damaged prehistoric cairn lies on a high point in open moorland at SX56356307. A turf-covered stony mound it measures 6.5 metres in diameter and approximately 0.6 metres high. A rectangular pit which is circa 2.8 metres by 1.0 metre and about 0.7 metres deep has in the past been cut across its centre. The upcast from this pit (which may be a military slit trench) has been dumped on and around the mound.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8731 - Shaugh Moor Survey: extension (1999)

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