Winter Hill Round Cairn by munki-boy
Winter Hill Tumulus
Despite limited excavation of the monument during the 1950s, the round cairn on Winter Hill survives reasonably well. This excavation found well preserved organic material both within the cairn and upon the old landsurface beneath. This organic material afforded a rare opportunity to study the local vegetational community at the time of the cairn’s construction. Further evidence of this well preserved organic material will exist within the cairn and upon the old landsurface beneath.
The monument includes a round cairn located on moorland approximately 400m WNW of the summit of Winter Hill at the northern edge of the summit plateau and overlooking a steep drop to the north. It includes a circular earth and stone mound measuring 19.2m in diameter and up to 0.3m high.
Limited excavation of the cairn during the 1950s located a central stone cairn c.2.5m in diameter and 1.5m high surrounded by a low outer wall or kerb approximately 18m in diameter and 0.4m high. The intervening space between the cairn and wall was filled initially with well preserved fresh vegetal matter then topped with large inverted turves and finally covered with sub-soil. Analysis of pollen taken from the excavation has given a date of about 1600-1400 BC for the cairn’s construction.
Created: 27 November 2016 Edited: 29 November 2023
Winter Hill Tumulus
Winter Hill Tumulus LiDAR Map
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Local History around Winter Hill Tumulus
There are some historic monuments around including:
Round cairn on Noon HillRound Loaf bowl barrow on Anglezarke MoorPike Stones chambered long cairnRound cairn 280m west of Old Harpers FarmRound cairn on Winter HillHeadless Cross, GrimefordSteam tramway reversing triangle.
