visited this lovely wee circle in glorious sunshine today, and it left me with a question:
CANMORE (http://www.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/details_gis?inumlink=29594) reports that the mound on which it sits on was excavated in 1894 and found to be naturally-deposited sand and gravel - how reliable is this likely to be?
as Nick mentions in his fieldnotes, it does look incredibly like a barrow. and if you look at this photo http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/post/16324 it shows how it rises out of a flat area - I might buy the morain deposit theory if this was low-lying flat ground, but this flat area is on the top of a flat-topped hill, nestling in one corner. is that usual for glacial deposits?
Cheers
Andy
Reply | with quote | Posted by BigSweetie 27th June 2005ce 00:10 |
how reliable are reports from 1894? (BigSweetie, Jun 27, 2005, 00:10) |
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