Summary
The north-eastern of a pair of barrows on the summit of Mam Tor. The site has been levelled and is the location of the modern trig Point.
Identification Images (1)
Monument Types
- BARROW (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
- GUN EMPLACEMENT (Mid 20th C - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Description
The NE of a pair of Bronze Age round barrows within the SW corner of Mam Tor hillfort, utilising the highest knoll. The barrow was almost levelled by the erection of a Home Guard post during World War II and has more recently been levelled off and a trig point erected. The O.S states the barrow has been levelled to a maximum height of 0.8m. The FMW report (1981) suggests the approximate height as 25cms, and the dimensions of the barrow as c. 48m by 26m N/S - E/W. The site receives an enormous amount of visitors, causing erosion around the trig. Point producing something of a dished profile, which has been levelled with stone chippings from time to time. No excavations have been carried out on the barrow. The barrow lies within the scheduled Ancient Monument of Mam Tor. Possibly associated with the barrow on the NE side is a low bank c. 15cm high and not more than 50cm wide. This appears to be part of a rectilinear feature surrounding the barrow (which is slightly north of centre) not visible on the ground but identified on aerial photographs (Riley, 848/11; 848/14; 848/15). It appears to be overlain by, and therefore predates, the Peak Forest Wall (site 60467) which is known to have been in existence in the early C17.
Bevan records one of the two barrows on the hilltop (see also feature 87) was dug in the early 19th century when human bodies, pottery sherds and a 'brass celt' (possibly a bronze flat axe?) were found (Bateman 1848; Pennington 1877). The 19th century excavators are unknown, as is the exact location of this excavation.
References
- SZE10240 - Article in serial: D G Coombs. 1976. Excavations at Mam Tor, Derbyshire, 1965-69 cited in Hillforts: Later Prehistoric Earthworks in Britain.
- SZE1386 - Serial: A Selkirk, W Selkirk. 1970. 23.
- SZE1387 - Serial: A Selkirk, W Selkirk. 1971. 27.
- SZE1419 - Unpublished document: L Smith. 1987. The National Trust Archaeological Survey - The Edale Estate (High Peak), Derbyshire, Appendix D: Mam.
- SZE2422 - Article in serial: I Chalkley Gould. 1902. Mam Tor, near Castleton. Derbyshire Archaeological Journal Vol 24.
- SZE3647 - Document: DOE. 1984. Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 - for Mam Tor.
- SZE3908 - Bibliographic reference: Anon. Ancient Monuments List [Camps and Settlements], Castleton, Mam Tor.
- SZE4479 - Document: Anon. 1966. Mam Tor, Derbyshire, Council for British Archaeology.
- SZE5329 - Article in serial: Anon. 1970. ROUND-UP: Excavations '70. 23.
- SZE6224 - Unpublished document: G Guilbert, S J Malone. 1992. Trent & Peak Archaeological Trust National Trust Properties : Edale.
- SZE6275 - Unpublished document: D R Wilson. 1992. Revised plan of work on Mam Tor.
- SZE6737 - Article in serial: K Smith. 1985. Mam Tor Hillfort, Peak Distrist & Northern Dukeries : a field guide.
- SZE7031 - Document: Anon. Mam Tor.
- SZE816 - Article in serial: E J S Gerrish. 1984. The Prehistoric Pottery from Mam Tor: Further Considerations. Derbyshire Archaeological Journal Vol 103.
- SZE8300 - Article in serial: D G Coombs and F H Thompson. 1979. Excavation of the Hill Fort of Mam Tor, Derbyshire 1965-69. Derbyshire Archaeological Journal Vol 99.
- SZE8549 - Unpublished document: Beamish, H. 1986. The National Trust Archaeological Survey - Edale (High Peak), Derbyshire.
Other Statuses and References
- HER/SMR Reference (External): 3317
- National Monuments Record Reference: SK18SW3
- National Park
Associated Events
- ENA1041 - Field Survey, The National Trust Archaeological Survey - Edale (High Peak), Derbyshire
- ENA1125 - Archaeological Intervention, Antiquarian excavation of Mam Tor Barrow, Edale
- ENA4158 - Field Survey, High Peak Estate Landscape Survey 2001, Hope Woodlands, Edale, and Eccles Pike
Associated Finds
None Recorded
Related Records
- Related to: Barrow within the Hillfort of Mam Tor, Edale (Monument) - 60454 / MNA112677