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<< Text Pages >> Shaw Hill (Skircoat) - Cairn in England in Yorkshire (West)

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Shaw Hill (Skircoat)
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.931 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Yorkshire (West) Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Halifax  Nearest Village: Skircoat
Map Ref: SE09372401
Latitude: 53.712428N  Longitude: 1.859513W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
1 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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Cairn in Yorkshire (West)

The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) features a page for this now destroyed tumulus, in which 3 urns were found - see their entry for Shaw Hill, Skircoat, Halifax, West Yorkshire, which contains a drawing of one of the urns plus a description from Watson's 1775 History of Halifax publication.

The same site appears to be documented as Pastscape Monument No. 47784, which states: "Three urns found prior to 1775. "At the bottom of the walk leading to the house called Heath in Skircoat". They were 3' below the surface, 3' apart and inverted; two were broken, the third containing calcined bones and dust, was 8" high and 4" diameter at the base. Lost."

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SE0924 : Free School Lane, Halifax by Ian S
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SE0924 : Elmwood Garage, Shaw Hill, Halifax by Humphrey Bolton
by Humphrey Bolton
©2009(licence)
SE0924 : Hazelwood Court - Free School Lane by Betty Longbottom
by Betty Longbottom
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SE0923 : Heathfield Terrace - Heath Lane by Betty Longbottom
by Betty Longbottom
©2009(licence)
SE0923 : Athletics track etc belonging to Spring Hall Mansions by Betty Longbottom
by Betty Longbottom
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