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<< Our Photo Pages >> Little Asby Scar Round Cairn - Round Cairn in England in Cumbria

Submitted by MonumentMan on Sunday, 04 October 2020  Page Views: 679

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Little Asby Scar Round Cairn
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 2.34 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Cumbria Type: Round Cairn
Nearest Town: Kirkby Stephen  Nearest Village: Newbiggin-on-Lune
Map Ref: NY6920808493
Latitude: 54.470861N  Longitude: 2.476627W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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.
3 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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Little Asby Scar Round Cairn
Little Asby Scar Round Cairn submitted by MonumentMan : A close up of the central excavated hollow in the round cairn, looking south east over Potts Valley/Mazon Wath farm and Potts Tarn. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Round Cairn in Cumbria. Bronze Age Round cairn, 450m NE of Mazon Wath farm. An oval mound of largely turf-covered limestone rubble up to 1.2m high with maximum dimensions of 13.3m by 11.5m. There is a central hollow c2m in diameter and 0.4m deep indicating unrecorded antiquarian excavation
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The Site commands a cliff top position just under Little Asby Scar, and overlooks Potts Valley Tarn. A prominent dry limestone ravine descends directly below the round cairn.
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Little Asby Scar Round Cairn
Little Asby Scar Round Cairn submitted by MonumentMan : The round cairn as seen on the cliff top looking north-east across the limestone ravine, directly below the cairn. Possibly a past access route to the site from Potts valley below. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Little Asby Scar Round Cairn
Little Asby Scar Round Cairn submitted by MonumentMan : Little Asby Scar Round Cairn is made of limestone rubble, the footpath passes just next to the cairn (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NY6908 : Prehistoric burial cairn above Mazon Wath by Karl and Ali
by Karl and Ali
©2011(licence)
NY6908 : Clearing shower on Little Asby Common by Andy Waddington
by Andy Waddington
©2020(licence)
NY6908 : Hillside above Mazon Wath by David Brown
by David Brown
©2007(licence)
NY6908 : Mazon Wath sheep pasture by Karl and Ali
by Karl and Ali
©2011(licence)
NY6908 : Eastern fields of Mazon Wath by David Brown
by David Brown
©2007(licence)

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