Bolton Moor burnt mounds (Hedgeley)
Four burnt mounds, centred at NU 122157, along the bank of a dried up stream. (1)
Four burnt mounds. (2)
(Area NU 122 157) In the NE corner of an area of mounds of large stones (see NU 11 NW 27), besides a small water-course, are three mounds which, when ploughed, showed traces of blackened soil and stones reddened by fire. Nearby is a cup and ring marked stone (NU 11 NW 16), an enclosed settlement (NU 11 NW 18) and some large upright stones within the enclosure (NU 11 NW 19). On the field visit on 26-JAN-1955, there was no trace of the mounds. (3a)
This area was visited by RCHME:Newcastle, and the mounds were identified as burnt mounds (A-C); a fourth example (D) was found. All are situated alongside an old stream course.
Mound A (NU 1205 1563), the best example, is D-shaped, measuring 15.5m by 13.5m and 1.1m high. It is located on a well-drained, NE facing slope in peat/heather moorland; the content of burnt sandstone
is exposed in sheep scrapes and rabbit holes. An extensive cairnfield occurs to the SW, and there is a possible hut circle c. 05m to the W.
B (NU 1215 1565) is smaller, 5.0m by 4.5m and 0.25m high; it is peat covered but fire-reddened stone can be seen in a rabbit hole in the E.
C at NU 1236 1575 is 12.0m by 11.0m and 0.6m high. It occupies a well-drained position on a gentle E-facing slope, and though peat covered, fire-reddened stone is exposed in rabbit holes.
Finally D at NU 1242 1577 survives only as a shapeless spread of burnt stone exposed in the re-cut side of a stream and overlain by material from the re-cutting. (3b)
Four burnt mounds. (2)
(Area NU 122 157) In the NE corner of an area of mounds of large stones (see NU 11 NW 27), besides a small water-course, are three mounds which, when ploughed, showed traces of blackened soil and stones reddened by fire. Nearby is a cup and ring marked stone (NU 11 NW 16), an enclosed settlement (NU 11 NW 18) and some large upright stones within the enclosure (NU 11 NW 19). On the field visit on 26-JAN-1955, there was no trace of the mounds. (3a)
This area was visited by RCHME:Newcastle, and the mounds were identified as burnt mounds (A-C); a fourth example (D) was found. All are situated alongside an old stream course.
Mound A (NU 1205 1563), the best example, is D-shaped, measuring 15.5m by 13.5m and 1.1m high. It is located on a well-drained, NE facing slope in peat/heather moorland; the content of burnt sandstone
is exposed in sheep scrapes and rabbit holes. An extensive cairnfield occurs to the SW, and there is a possible hut circle c. 05m to the W.
B (NU 1215 1565) is smaller, 5.0m by 4.5m and 0.25m high; it is peat covered but fire-reddened stone can be seen in a rabbit hole in the E.
C at NU 1236 1575 is 12.0m by 11.0m and 0.6m high. It occupies a well-drained position on a gentle E-facing slope, and though peat covered, fire-reddened stone is exposed in rabbit holes.
Finally D at NU 1242 1577 survives only as a shapeless spread of burnt stone exposed in the re-cut side of a stream and overlain by material from the re-cutting. (3b)
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