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Submitted by DavidRaven on Thursday, 25 April 2013  Page Views: 13278

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Miller's Grave
Country: England County: Yorkshire (West) Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Halifax  Nearest Village: Chiserley
Map Ref: SE0191328369  Landranger Map Number: 104
Latitude: 53.751685N  Longitude: 1.972469W
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
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Northernchief visited on 6th Oct 2021 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 2 Well worth the walk…

NorthernerInLondon visited on 9th Sep 2014 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 2 Nice peaceful place to visit. Whilst not confirmed, it is likely to be a cairn of some kind as the nearby Robin Hood's Pennystone, the cairn and a nearby hilltop all line up.

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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 4 Access: 2

Miller's Grave
Miller's Grave submitted by DavidRaven : The remains of a bronze-age burial mound on the windswept Midgeley Moor, near Hebden Bridge. The outer stones surround a huge curious rock with a crack down it's middle. Looking north; the distinctive boulder called 'Robin Hood's Penny Stone' visible on the horizon. (Vote or comment on this photo)
The remains of a bronze-age burial mound on the windswept Midgeley Moor, near Hebden Bridge. The outer stones surround a huge curious rock with a crack down it's middle.

Looking north the distinctive boulder called 'Robin Hood's Penny Stone' visible on the horizon.

The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) also features a page for this cairn - see their entry for Miller’s Grave, Midgley Moor, West Yorkshire, which gives directions for finding this site, together with photographs, a brief archaeology & history and local folklore.

The cairn is also recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 47716, and extract of which reads: "Miller's Grave ... possibly a barrow. The mound is said to derive its name from its proximity to the grave of a Hebden Bridge miller. The miller, who committed suicide, was refused burial at Hepstonstall Church and was interned on Midgley Moor 'above where the Miller's Grave is still pointed out'."

The cairn is also scheduled as Historic England List ID 1018236, which says: "The monument includes a large cairn known as Millers Grave, situated on the summit of Midgley Moor. The cairn has a diameter of about 15.5m and survives to a height of approximately 1.5m. It is built of medium-sized stones piled around a glacial boulder which has a deep cleft. Stones have been removed from the centre of the cairn to reveal this boulder; this has created a hollow. Some of the stone has recently been piled around this hollow to make a shelter. With the exception of these recently piled stones, the rocks which make up this cairn are well embedded and overgrown with heather."

Note: The Watershed Landscape Project has produced a useful upland archaeology 'Spotters Guide' which gives an introduction to identifying various landscape features
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Miller's Grave
Miller's Grave submitted by Northernchief : One of a number of outlying stones apparently relating to Millers Grave, Greenwood Stone and the large boulder with the water recess in the top. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Miller's Grave submitted by Northernchief : This apparently natural huge stone has a bowl recess in the top, filled with water, that echoes the Millers Grave stones. Very nearby, visible from it and aligned with the Greenwood Stone (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Miller's Grave submitted by Northernchief : I willmpost other pictures of stones associated with Millers grave (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Miller's Grave submitted by Northernchief : Large erratic boulder on horizon (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Miller's Grave submitted by Northernchief : Stone (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Miller's Grave submitted by Northernchief : The site

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Miller's Grave submitted by Northernchief

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Miller's Grave submitted by Northernchief : Approaching 1

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Miller's Grave submitted by Fooki52 : Part of the midsummer sunset 2019 sequence

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Miller's Grave submitted by Fooki52

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Miller's Grave submitted by Fooki52 : Sun sets behind Robin Hood's Penny Stone from Miller's Grave at summer solstice evening

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Miller's Grave submitted by Fooki52 : Robin Hood's Penny Stone from Miller's Grave just after sunset at summer solstice

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Miller's Grave submitted by DavidShepherd : The same view five minutes later. The red sunlight then fills the pool on top of the Penny Stone.

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Miller's Grave submitted by DavidShepherd : Miller's Grave seen from the Penny Stone on Dec 21st.

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Re: Miller's Grave by Fooki52 on Friday, 28 June 2019
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The folklore relating to the Miller's Grave, and points concerning the archaeology of Midgley Moor, are dealt with in John Billingsley, 'Folk Tales from Calderdale' Vol.1, Northern Earth Books 2007, pp50-54 (available http://www.northernearth.co.uk)
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Re: Miller's Grave by DavidShepherd on Wednesday, 01 May 2013
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The thing is that there's no evidence this is a Bronze Age feature, or that a burial was involved, or that the central element is one cracked rock...
There's never been an excavation and there are no finds associated with it.
That said, it's a fine example of whatever it is! On December 21st, when viewed from the nearby Robin Hood's Penny Stone, the new-born sun appears to rise from the vulva-like Miller's Grave. (See photos.)
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    Re: Miller's Grave by Fooki52 on Friday, 28 June 2019
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    Recent observation by John Billingsley and Akiko Kuroda has shown for the first time that the midwinter sunrise alignment works in the opposite direction, too, from Miller's Grave towards Robin Hood's Penny Stone, behind which the summer solstice sun sets behind the stone, with a possible deliberate 'roll' down one side and/or a double sunset effect. Details currently being written up.
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      Re: Miller's Grave by Fooki52 on Saturday, 16 November 2019
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      The midsummer sunset event is now written up by David Shepherd and John Billingsley and was published, with the full sequence in colour, in Northern Earth #158 (copies still available £2.00 inc p&p; contact [email protected])
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Upland Archaeology 'Spotters Guide' by Andy B on Thursday, 25 April 2013
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The upland area of the South Pennines is archaeologically rich, with evidence stretching back to the Mesolithic period (10,000-5,500 years ago). The formerly wooded upland area was used up until the Late Bronze Age (around 3,000 years ago), but when the climate became less desirable most people moved down to the lowland zones. Some evidence of Iron Age activity survives. Roman roads cross the area and forts are recorded in both Ilkley and Castleshaw. Evidence of medieval agricultural activity can also be found. The area’s rich mineral resources, in particular coal, were exploited from as early as the Roman period and were of great importance in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, declining towards the end of the 19th century. Areas of the moor were used during the world wars for training, for example the WWII shooting ranges at Hangingstone Quarry, Ilkley Moor, and defence.

The landscape as we see it today is the result of human behaviour over many years and may therefore contain features from many different periods. In some cases the features survive as standing monuments or earthworks as they have escaped modern agriculture. However, it is likely that the full extent of the feature is not visible. As a result it is often difficult to recognise and identify features.

The appearance of the landscape has not only changed over time, but changes on a daily (and sometimes hourly) basis due to the weather and the time of year. The most dramatic changes are due to variable lighting conditions which can make the landscape appear very different; features that on one day are obvious, in different lighting can almost disappear. Where possible, it is very useful to revisit the same location at different times of year and in different conditions.

Recognising features and understanding the landscape is not something that relies solely on the great outdoors. There are lots of ways to investigate it, either before you head out into the landscape, or afterwards when you think that you may have noticed a feature. A series of leaflets have been developed to help you get started. A key provides basic feature descriptions alongside a series of possible identifications. Groups of features are then described in more detail. It must be remembered that features may not fit the descriptions exactly. A degree of variability is seen in the archaeological record and often, without extensive investigation of the feature or landscape, it can be difficult to accurately identify features. Some features will always remain unexplained.

Read the Watershed Landscape Project's Upland Archaeology 'Spotters Guide' in various formats here:
http://www.watershedlandscape.co.uk/heritage-landscape/projects/identifying-upland-archaeology-spotters-guide/
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