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| Just interested in what The Eds/Cumbrian Stoneheads think of the cairn below the Roman Fort at Hardknott? Don't think we'll ever get a definitive answer as to whether this actually was a Bronze Age site due to the poor state of preservation, but I would certainly (tentatively) agree with Pastscape that the prominent siting suggests this is a possibility and furthermore too exposed for a sheepfold? For reference Pastscape (MONUMENT NO. 984049) states: Situated on a false crest overlooking Eskdale at NY 2171 0131, some 140 m to the SW of Hardknott Roman fort, there is a mound of stones, mainly turf covered, which measures about 12 m in diameter and up to 0.4 m high. Its centre is hollowed out to ground level though it contains some loose stone. A path, possibly on the line of the Roman road, cuts across the S tangent. The prominence of the position suggests this feature may be a burial cairn. However, on Dymond's plan (1a) it is annotated, possibly correctly, as a `ruined fold', and is described in the text as a ring of cobbled stones 17 ft internally and 8 ft wide. It was tested by digging but no finds were made. (1) Reply | with quote |  29th November 2011ce 23:09 |
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