Cross Gills Mound

Uncertain antiquity, this may be a natural hill reshaped by quarrying.

Artificial Mound
SD695378
Disputed

Nearest town:

Great Harwood (6km ESE)

OS reference:

SD695378

OS sheet:

103

Latitude:

53° 50' 7.09 N

Longitude:

2° 27' 48.66 W

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Images (2)
Fieldnotes (2)
Topics (1)

Images

Image of Cross Gills Mound (Artificial Mound) by treehugger-uk

Image credit: treehugger-uk

treehugger-uk Apr 18, 2006

Image of Cross Gills Mound (Artificial Mound) by treehugger-uk

Image credit: treehugger-uk

treehugger-uk Apr 18, 2006

Articles

Cross Gills Mound

Artificial Mound

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samw90 Oct 3, 2006

Not an artificial mound, east part of saddle hill. Other part quarried away until 1975.

Cross Gills Mound

Artificial Mound

treehugger-uk Apr 18, 2006

There are known to be three tumuli in the immedate area this one could make it 4 its definately an artificial mound and has now been christianised by placing a cross on top of it.

Topics

Cross Gills Mound 6

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samw90
May 2021

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