This burnt mound lies on the south side of the River Tees. It is visible as a circular bank of burnt stones and charcoal. This site probably dates to the prehistoric period. This is a Scheduled Ancient Monument protected by law (1).

A burnt mound of the Tees floodplain below Cronkley Scar, Upper Teesdale. The mound lies on the south side of the Tees, near the south edge of the floodplain, adjacent to a small sike. The burnt mound is visible as a circular, grass and heather covered bank of burnt stone and charcoal, around a central hollow. It is 13 metres in total diameter. The bank of burnt stone is up to 5 metres wide and 1 metre high. There are two breaks in the bank, one in the south side and one in the west (4).