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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Skellaw Hill Tumulus Alternative Name: Skull Hill Bowl BarrowCountry: England
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County: Cumbria Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Penrith Nearest Village: Shap
Map Ref: NY5565015470
Latitude: 54.532552N Longitude: 2.686862W
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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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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