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Re: Cumbrian cairn survey by National Park Authori
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The Eternal wrote:
Having looked at the ADS website again, I've noticed that the word "burial" isn't used. They just use the word "cairn". I have read that a lot of these are regarded as burial cairns, although most haven't been excavated. Here's a link to one:-
http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/search/fr.cfm?rcn=NTSMR-NA15237


Thanks E. My problem was how they came up with a BA date without anything dateable . The view to the West over Sellafield etc might give a clue as it looks like good habitable terrain rather than row upon row of more hills and therefore it could be the focal point from the plain .


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tiompan
Posted by tiompan
5th November 2007ce
10:47

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