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Registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation Number 1155775
SWAAG Honorary President:
Tim Laurie F,S,A,

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 *****SWAAG_ID***** 472
 Date Entered 20/03/2012
 Updated on 20/03/2012
 Recorded by Tim Laurie
 Category Burnt Mound
 Record Type Archaeology
 Site Access Private
 Record Date 10/03/2012
 Location Spring End. Juniper Rig.
 Civil Parish Grinton
 Brit. National Grid SD 95547 97111
 Altitude 383m
 Geology Spring rise below sandstone escarpment above swallow holes marking outcrop of Middle Limestone.
 Record Name Burnt mound above Juniper Rig.
 Record Description Medium size burnt mound at edge of rushy marsh visible as a crescentic mound, turf covered but with a proved burnt fire cracked sandstone core.
 Dimensions 10m*8m*50cm high estimated
 Additional Notes This burnt mound is the fifth of these sites to have been recognised on the oucrpo of the Middle Limestone west of Crackpot and east of Cliff Beck.
 Image 1 ID 2363         Click image to enlarge
 Image 1 Description The burnt mound and view eastward down Swaledale.
 Image 2 ID 2366         Click image to enlarge
 Image 2 Description The burnt mound and view eastward.
 Image 3 ID 2364         Click image to enlarge
 Image 3 Description The burnt mound.
 Image 4 ID 2365         Click image to enlarge
 Image 4 Description Burnt stone from rabbit scrapes.
 Image 5 ID 2367         Click image to enlarge
 Image 5 Description Burnt stone, detail
 Image 6 ID 2368         Click image to enlarge
 Image 6 Description 
 Image 7 ID 2369         Click image to enlarge
 Image 7 Description Burnt stone detail
 
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