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Mountain Farm (Whittingham and Callaly)

NU 05271275 Cist found AD 1890. (1)

Mountain Farm. The capstone of a cist found here was covered with incised circles. 'The present tenant does not know the whereabouts of this stone'. (2)

Local enquiries revealed no further information regarding the cist, and the present whereabouts of the stone could not be ascertained. (3)

No indications of any barrow at the published find spot. (4)

Cist capstone decorated with incised circles, described by D D Dixon. No trace of stone. (5)

(H00607) NU 05271275 Mountain Farm. [details as authority 5]. (6)

Additional Reference (7)

Mountain Farm, Whittingham. H00607NU 0527 1275
Here a cist capstone from a burial was covered with incised circles, but there is no further details, and the stone is lost. (7a)
N3241
Neolithic (4000BC to 2200BC)
Bronze Age (2600BC to 700BC)
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1957; D A Davies
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1970; D Smith


Source of Reference
Local History of Whittingham and Callaly
Local History of Whittingham and Callaly

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