Blawearie Bronze Age cairn (Bewick)
This large stone cairn is on a slight rise. A kerb of stones 11.6m in diameter surrounds it. In the 19th century a number of remains were found. At least four stone-lined graves were uncovered. Two of these contained pottery vessels, and in one was found a flint knife and a necklace made of 102 jet and shale beads. Further excavations took place between 1984 and 1988. This found a dark layer beneath the centre of the cairn, which may be the remains of burning that took place before the mound was built. These excavations also found an upside down pottery vessel containing the burn human bones. These burials are typical of the Bronze Age. This is a Scheduled Monument protected by law.
N3606
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1955; E Geary
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1969; B H Pritchard
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1969; B H Pritchard
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