Blackaton Brook 1 Cairn

Database entries

OS Map: SX 64545 90378
OS Source: Google
HER: MDV59576
PMD: Blackaton Brook
Alternate name: Blackaton Brook 1
Short Name: CT:Blackaton 1
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Radcliffe
Cist Class: Maybe
Cairn Class: Yes
Dimensions (m): 4.5 - 8.0
Lidar: SX 64545 90378
Guide Map: 8
Nearest Bus Stop (Minor): Throwleigh Cross (3.0 km) [Route: 670]
Nearest Bus Stop (Major): Ramsley (2.8 km) [Route: 670,671,6A]
Nearby sites: SX 64545 90378

Notes

The monument includes a cairn cemetery and sinuous linear earthwork bank situated on a gentle east facing slope overlooking the valley of the Blackaton Brook. The cairn cemetery survives as a linear cluster of six mounds standing between 0.6m and 1.3m high. Three of the mounds are circular in shape with their diameters varying between 4.5m and 8m. The remainder are oval with lengths between 5.5m and 13m. Four of the mounds have been robbed or partially excavated and an edge set stone in the centre of the northern cairn may represent the remnants of a cist.

Update 29/12/2024 The PMD entry formerly had a separate duplicate record SiteID=3068. This has been deleted and details merged into this record. The identification of the PMD cist with Cairn 1, northern most cairn, is uncertain and will need confirming by fieldwork.