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Two burnt mounds south of Blackmea Crag Sike, 590m south west of Castle House, is a Bronze Age archaeological site located in Yorkshire, England. Burnt mounds, also known as fulachtaí fia or cooking mounds, are characteristic prehistoric monuments consisting of accumulations of fire-cracked stone and charcoal-stained soil, typically dating to the Bronze Age period. These features represent the remains of communal or domestic cooking activities, where heated stones were used to boil water or prepare food. The two mounds at this location form part of a wider distribution of such sites across northern Britain, indicating sustained Bronze Age settlement and subsistence practices in the area.
Two burnt mounds south of Blackmea Crag Sike, 590m south west of Castle House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017123. View the official record →
Two burnt mounds south of Blackmea Crag Sike, 590m south west of Castle House, is a Bronze Age archaeological site located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017123.
Two burnt mounds south of Blackmea Crag Sike, 590m south west of Castle House is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1017123.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British and medieval settlement and field systems,leadmines and charcoal pit on Crossthwaite Common, south of Park End Quarry (2.9 km), Crosshill Stone at Grains o' th' Beck (6.6 km), Four carved rocks on Blake Hill, 520m NNW of Hill Gill Farm, Baldersdale (7.6 km).
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