Three round cairns north west of Uplaw Knowe (Netherton with Biddlestone)
Three probable tumuli discovered during field investigation.
'A' NT 90780888. A mound largely of earth but with a few large stones protruding. It is 6m in diameter and 0,5m high with slight traces of a ditch on the north-west side. No trace of a retaining circle.
'B' NT 90800887. A badly mutilated mound with an apparent diameter of 11m and a maximum height of 0.7m. There is a large hollow in the north-west quadrant. Two earthfast stones near the perimeter may be parts of a retaining circle. No trace of ditch.
'C' NT 90820888. A mound of earth 5m in diameter and 0.4m high. No trace of ditch or retaining circle. (1)
'A' is probably a cairn, the slight ditch, however, is probably no more than a sheep walk.
'B' although mutilated is a well defined mound and probably also a cairn, the remains of a kerb are questionable.
'C' is no more than a spoil heap probably excavated from 'B'.
Only 'B' has the proportions of a possible tumulus (see enlargement on divorced survey card).
The other mounds are insignificant and appear to have been formed by the upcast from the remains of a narrow gutter around the base of each. Their function is obscure, but they are clearly of recent origin. (2)
'A' is probably a cairn, the slight ditch, however, is probably no more than a sheep walk.
'B' although mutilated is a well defined mound and probably also a cairn, the remains of a kerb are questionable.
'C' is no more than a spoil heap probably excavated from 'B'.
NT 9077 0889 'A'. A turf-covered cairn as described.
NT 9080 0888 'B'. A turf-covered cairn about 9m diameter, otherwise as described.
NT 9081 0887. 'C' An irregular shaped turf-covered earth and stone mound, not a cairn and most probably a spoil heap from 'B' as suggested. Surveyed at 1:10,000. (3)
NT 9077 0889. Round cairn 420m NW of Uplaw Knowe. Scheduled RSM No 25018. The cairn measures 5.5m in diameter and stands to a maximum height of 0.6m. 'A' above.
NT 9080 0887. Two round cairns 375m NW of Uplaw Knowe. Scheduled RSM No 25017. The most easterly of the two cairns ('C' above) is 5m in diameter and stands to a maximum height of 0.6m. The second cairn ('B' above) is situated 8m to the W and is more substantial than the first and measures 11m in diameter and stands to a height of 1m maximum. There is a large shallow hollow in the upper surface of the NW quadrant, the result of an unrecorded partial excavation. (4)
'A' NT 90780888. A mound largely of earth but with a few large stones protruding. It is 6m in diameter and 0,5m high with slight traces of a ditch on the north-west side. No trace of a retaining circle.
'B' NT 90800887. A badly mutilated mound with an apparent diameter of 11m and a maximum height of 0.7m. There is a large hollow in the north-west quadrant. Two earthfast stones near the perimeter may be parts of a retaining circle. No trace of ditch.
'C' NT 90820888. A mound of earth 5m in diameter and 0.4m high. No trace of ditch or retaining circle. (1)
'A' is probably a cairn, the slight ditch, however, is probably no more than a sheep walk.
'B' although mutilated is a well defined mound and probably also a cairn, the remains of a kerb are questionable.
'C' is no more than a spoil heap probably excavated from 'B'.
Only 'B' has the proportions of a possible tumulus (see enlargement on divorced survey card).
The other mounds are insignificant and appear to have been formed by the upcast from the remains of a narrow gutter around the base of each. Their function is obscure, but they are clearly of recent origin. (2)
'A' is probably a cairn, the slight ditch, however, is probably no more than a sheep walk.
'B' although mutilated is a well defined mound and probably also a cairn, the remains of a kerb are questionable.
'C' is no more than a spoil heap probably excavated from 'B'.
NT 9077 0889 'A'. A turf-covered cairn as described.
NT 9080 0888 'B'. A turf-covered cairn about 9m diameter, otherwise as described.
NT 9081 0887. 'C' An irregular shaped turf-covered earth and stone mound, not a cairn and most probably a spoil heap from 'B' as suggested. Surveyed at 1:10,000. (3)
NT 9077 0889. Round cairn 420m NW of Uplaw Knowe. Scheduled RSM No 25018. The cairn measures 5.5m in diameter and stands to a maximum height of 0.6m. 'A' above.
NT 9080 0887. Two round cairns 375m NW of Uplaw Knowe. Scheduled RSM No 25017. The most easterly of the two cairns ('C' above) is 5m in diameter and stands to a maximum height of 0.6m. The second cairn ('B' above) is situated 8m to the W and is more substantial than the first and measures 11m in diameter and stands to a height of 1m maximum. There is a large shallow hollow in the upper surface of the NW quadrant, the result of an unrecorded partial excavation. (4)
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FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1957; E Geary
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1976; I S Sainsbury
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1976; I S Sainsbury
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