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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Stony Rigg RB1 (Goathland Moor)Country: England County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Whitby Nearest Village: Goathland
Map Ref: NZ8395703441
Latitude: 54.419489N Longitude: 0.70765W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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A bronze age round barrow at the northern edge of a line of whinstone quarries on Stony Rigg, with extensive views over the Esk Valley
Whilst the barrow protrudes further to the north than the rest of the spoil which runs along the northern edge of the quarries, at first glance it still appears to be part of the spoil. I doubt the casual observer would notice any difference just walking along the ridge. However on closer inspection with coordinates and information provided by Historic Englands LIST ENTRY 1021300 one can clearly see it for what it is. That is, as the list entry describes ‘a well-defined sub-circular mound constructed from earth and stone, which measures up to 18m in diameter and stands up to 1.5m high. The surface of the mound is irregular because of burrowing by rabbits.’ Also it does not appear to have been excavated in the past.
As it appeared initially (to me) to be part of the spoil, it got me thinking how Historic England knew about it in the first place and the reason no doubt will be the fact that it is clearly shown on the 1853 OS map before quarrying began. See HERE, when the map opens, zoom in extreme right, centre and just below where it says Stony Rigg you will see the tumulus. I also note that later OS maps do not identify this as a tumulus and that it it is in fact shown on the maps as part of the quarry spoil. As an example see this 1916 OS MAP, when the map opens, zoom in extreme right bottom corner and just to the left of where it says Goathland Whinstone Quarries, you will see what I mean. It is still shown similarly on the present day OS map.
‘HERR’ also has information on this barrow at MONUMENT 29427
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