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Black Coppice Chambered Cairn — Images (click to view fullsize)
Black Coppice Chambered Cairn — Fieldnotes
Finally manage to make the time to visit the site. After leaving White Coppice cricket ground and avoiding a long line of walkers ( I forgot the Anglezarke Amble was taking place) I manage to scramble up the steep bank to the plateau above Black Coppice.
The large capstone of the cairn was clearly visible on the horizon about 20 feet back from the top edge of the quarry. Arriving at the site the cavity formed by the cap stone propped up on the underlying rocks was clearly seen. The cairn was surrounded by a spread of an assortment of rocks / boulders that may have been part of the structure. Adjacent to the site was a depression containing 3 stone mill wheels in various stages of manufacture.
With the close proximity of the quarry and the mill wheels, and without any datable evidence for the cairn, its hard to tell if it is ancient or contempory with the industrial features.
To the north of the cairn I found another feature of note. This consists of a curvi- linear spread of hand sized boulders forming an arc of approx. 30 ft diameter. At the centre of the arc was an upright stone approx. 18" tall.
As this feature does not appear on the 1st edition or modern O.S. maps and so doesn't have a name or date its not possible to add this as a new site on T.M.A.
But, as my Archaeology tutor drummed into me :-
"the absence of evidence is not evidence of absence."
So maybe these sites should be added !!
Posted 15 Feb 04ce | Comments (0) | Add a comment | Permalink
Black Coppice Chambered Cairn — Images
The Ley Hunter Backnumbers
For the 'oldies' out there. Remember The Ley Hunter, the 1st earth mysteries magazine. Well Jimmy Goddard has scanned in the early editions of the magazines from 1969 to 1976. The quality of the scannings a bit 'iffy', but these long out of print articles might contain a wealth of information.
Posted 27 Dec 03ce | Comments (0) | Add a comment | Permalink
Cloven Stones (Passage Grave) — Miscellaneous
Like King Orry's Grave, the Cloven Stones are situated in the garden of a bungalow and has suffered building development.
Ballachrink (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) — Miscellaneous
A rescue excavation in 1988 revealed important assemblages of Neolithic and Beaker pottery and worked flint but structural features.
Rhendhoo (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) — Miscellaneous
Excavation in 1989 revealed evidence of tempory shelters indicating a late Mesolithic occupation site.
Tynwald Hill (Artificial Mound) — Miscellaneous
The name Tynwald is derived from the old Norse 'Thing-wald' - 'Assembly Field'
Towlfoggy (Cliff Fort) — Miscellaneous
Site of an Iron age promontory fort that once contained various embankments and buiding foundations. A house has now been built in the middle of the site.
Burroo Ned (Cliff Fort) — Miscellaneous
This Iron Age promontory fort contains of a group of structures, both round and rectangular. At least 40 cup markings in 12 different locations have been found within the the enclosure, and others found on the outcropping rocks in the vicinity.
Cronk ny Merriu (Cliff Fort) — Miscellaneous
The site shows evidence of Norse re-occupation of an earlier Iron age promontory fort during the 10th & 12th C.
South Barrule (Hillfort) — Miscellaneous
The inner rampart was probably the earliest phase of construction dating from the late Bronze Age, but the date of the outer rampart is unclear. It is suggested that the whole site continued to be occupied into the early Iron Age.
The Braaid (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) — Miscellaneous
The circular structure was initially interpreted as a stone circle but now is recognised as a round house probably dating to the Iron age. But due to the presence of the stone outlier its original layout as a stone circle cannot be dismissed.
Ballacagen (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) — Miscellaneous
Following its excavation in 1941-44 by G. Bersu, Ballacagen has become the type-site for roundhouses on the Isle of Man.
Corrody (Artificial Mound) — Miscellaneous
The site was excavated in 1913 by P.M.C. Kermode and showed that the visible keeill was built into a Bronze age mound.
Peel Hill (Cairn(s)) — Miscellaneous
The site consists 3 mounds. During field walking activities many flints have been found suggesting a Bronze age date for the complex.
Clay Head (Cist) — Miscellaneous
The site comprises a massively constructed cist 1.8m X 1.1m set in the remains of an irregular mound.
Ballakelly (Chambered Tomb) — Miscellaneous
The site comprises a chamber 1.6m X 0.7m internally, open to the east side and is surrounded by a setting of stones 3m square.
Ballafayle (Chambered Cairn) — Miscellaneous
The site was partially excavated by P. M.C. Kermode in 1926 and found that the western side and end had at an earlier time been quarried into for building stone.
Cass ny Hawin (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) — Fieldnotes
Excavations at this site have provided the oldest datable evidence for early (Mesolithic) settlers on the Isle of Man.
Bleasedale Circle (Timber Circle) — Images
The Portable Antiquities Scheme
Web site covering The Portable Antiquities Scheme. The voluntary recording scheme for archaeological objects found by members of the public.
Posted 01 Aug 03ce | Comments (0) | Add a comment | Permalink
The Isle of Man — Links
Manx Archaeology
Web page covering sites and excavations on the Isle.
Current Archaeology
The web page of Britains leading Archaeological magazine.
Council for British Archaeology
As they say "The gateway to British archaeology online".
Full of links to 'traditional' archaeological sites
Archaeoastronomy or Astroarchaeology!
The American view of this interesting topic, useful animations showing how the seasons work.
Living Spring Journal
"THE International Electronic Forum for Research into Holy Wells & Waterlore" - need I say more !
Lancashire — Links
Old Maps of Lancashire
The County Council has done it again !. Unlike MARIO, this site gives access to a lagre collecton of maps covering the county.
From general Lancasire maps such as Speed 1610, Lancashire Town maps c. 1890 to O.S. 1st Edition 6" maps c. 1845. A useful research tool!
Northern Earth
A site full of 'TMA' type material especially covering the North of England region.
Pikestones (Chambered Cairn) — Images
Round Loaf (Artificial Mound) — Images
The Mull Circle (Chambered Cairn) — Images
King Orry's Grave (Chambered Cairn) — Images
Astley Hall Farm Bronze Age Burial Site (Enclosure) — Images
Astley Hall Farm Bronze Age Burial Site (Enclosure) — Fieldnotes
Although nothing now exist of this site, I think that it needs a mention on TMA as it is one of the few Bronze Age Burial Sites to be found in Lancashire.
Discovered in 1963 when a farmer uncovered a burial urn in land adjacent to Astley Hall Farm. Excavations of the site was carried out between 1974 and 1977 when a further urn and four cremations in shallow pits were unearthed.
Four of the six burials where found in an area enclosed by a ditch or trench 36feet in diameter the other two on the southern edge of the feature.
At the southern end of the feature there appeared to be an entrance and a cobbled forecourt, but as this area had been disturbed my digging.
30 feet to the south a pit was found containing 30 sherds of prehistoric pottery and a handful of flints. Charcoal and evidence of burn was also found.
A further three empty pits were found, one in the central area and the other two to the east.
URN 1 contained the remains of a 40-year-old female with signs of osteo-arthritis. The remains of a second younger body were also present. The urn also contained a burnt small flint knife and a struck flake of igneous rock believed to be Neolithic.
URN 2 contained the remains of a seven year old. It was noted that the bones had a green tinge probable caused by the breakdown of a copper or bronze article. The urn also contained charcoal, earth and pebbles, fragments of a miniature collared urn and fragment of what was either a small wooden bowl or cup.
CREMATION 1 contained the remains of at least one body.
CREMATION 2 contained the remains of the one body of a child or adolescent.
CREMATION 3 contained the remains of the one body.
CREMATION 4 contained the remains of an adult.
This information was taken from The Surviving Past by John Hallam
Posted 26 Jun 03ce | Comments (0) | Add a comment | Permalink
MARIO - Maps And Related Information Online
A great research tool provided by Lancashire County Council that enables you to overlay and compare the current edition of O.S. map for Lancashire with the 1st edition O.S. map. You can also drop on aerial photograph layer to give you a better feel of the lay of the land.
Boar's Den (Round Barrow(s)) — Images
Stronstrey Bank Stone (Standing Stone / Menhir) — Fieldnotes
This stone has 'bothered' my for quite a few year.
Visible from Grey Heights (ChorleyNab) and from the Moor Road near Watermans Cottage but difficult to find on Anglezarke Moor.
The stone is located on the southern end of Stronstery Bank on the edge of the plateau below Grain Pole Hill. The stone stands about 4 foot tall and has a triangle incised on it. I'm not sure what this represents or indicates, but is it showing the location of the Pikestone, Round Loaf and another site ?.
Born, bred and still live in Lancashire.
Been interested in Local History & Archaeology all my life'
Spent most of my teenage years 'rooting around Anglezarke'. If you live up here you'll know where I mean.
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