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<< Our Photo Pages >> Skellaw Hill Tumulus - Round Barrow(s) in England in Cumbria

Submitted by MonumentMan on Saturday, 14 March 2020  Page Views: 1018

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Skellaw Hill Tumulus Alternative Name: Skull Hill Bowl Barrow
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.2 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Cumbria Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Penrith  Nearest Village: Shap
Map Ref: NY5565015470
Latitude: 54.532552N  Longitude: 2.686862W
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
4 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.
4 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
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Skellaw Hill Tumulus
Skellaw Hill Tumulus submitted by MonumentMan : Looking north at the Round Barrow with the wall framing its bowl like profile. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Skellaw Hill or Skull Hill forms the remains of a Round Barrow. The circular turf covered mound is 17m diameter and 1.5m high, and past excavation found a burial.

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It is located at the northern end of the Shap Stone Row/Avenue and a line could be drawn towards the Aspers Field and Goggleby Stones but any association is not yet understood. In the wall to the south of the hill and next to the road, there lies three boulders, possibly part of this stone row.
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Skellaw Hill Tumulus
Skellaw Hill Tumulus submitted by MonumentMan : The wall south of Skellaw Hill contains three large boulders (Vote or comment on this photo)

Skellaw Hill Tumulus
Skellaw Hill Tumulus submitted by MonumentMan : Skellaw Hill looking west over the low turf covered mound. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NY5515 : The road to Shap by John Allan
by John Allan
©2018(licence)
NY5515 : Sheep in field with High Buildings beyond by Trevor Littlewood
by Trevor Littlewood
©2014(licence)
NY5515 : Footpath near Shap by Colin Kinnear
by Colin Kinnear
©2023(licence)
NY5515 : Keld Lane, near Shap by Gareth James
by Gareth James
©2015(licence)
NY5515 : Footpath near Shap by David Brown
by David Brown
©2012(licence)

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