Monument details
| HER Number: | 1597 |
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| Type of record: | Archaeology |
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| Name: | Round cairn on Reed Hill |
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Summary
Round barrow situated on the apex of a natural mound known as Reed Hill or Reed's Piece, Sponds Hill. It is a Scheduled Monument
It was surveyed and excavated in 1911. The mound itself was composed of closely packed pebbles and covered in a turf layer. The primary burial was a chamber built of gritstone in the form of a beehive. Sunk into the mud floor was a mass of cremated human bones. A secondary stone cist was found but there were no human remains inside
Round barrows are a type of burial mound, particularly used in the Bronze Age. Mounds of earth and stone were placed over a burial or cremation. A single barrow could be re-used for several later burials.
| Parish: | LYME HANDLEY, MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE EAST |
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Monument Types
- CREMATION (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 801 BC)
- FUNERARY SITE (Burial site, Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 801 BC)
- MOUND (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 801 BC)
- ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 801 BC)
| Protected Status: | Scheduled Monument 23609: Round Cairn On Reed Hill |
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