Swaledale occupies the long, sinuous valley carved by the River Swale on its 45-kilometre descent from Nine Standards Rigg (662 m) on the Pennine watershed to Richmond in lower Teesdale. The dale narrows between rough gritstone scarps near Keld, broadens to a patchwork of hay-meadows around Muker and Gunnerside, then opens into a tree-fringed flood-plain west of Reeth before the river cuts through the Carboniferous escarpment to meet the Vale of Mowbray.
This mound is 22ft. in diam. and about 3ft high. It has been built upon a natural knoll which makes the barrow look larger than it is. Excavation showed that the mound has an earthy core with a rubble capping.
At SE48090 98917 this Neolithic Pointer lay’s close to a Bronze Age Field System. I have explored this area several times and find that much more time is needed as it is a vast area called Near Moor and was due in pre-history connected to Scratch Wood Moor to the north west.
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A silver Medieval half groat of Edward IV, first reign, light issue, type IX dating to 1464-1470. Rose initial mark and trefoils by neck of obverse bust. Canterbury mint, royal issue. As North 1589. [...]
A silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), ermine initial mark and dated 1572. London Tower mint. As North (1991), p134, number 1997. [...]
A fragment of a Roman copper-alloy brooch, interpreted as a trumpet derivative of Wroxeter type, dating to AD 75-200. The surviving element comprises the head, upper decorative projection and a reduced bow/foot. The head is box-like [...]
A fragment of a cast copper alloy Anglo-Saxon brooch, probably a radiate-headed type dating from the mid sixth century AD. Only the foot plate remains; this is triangular with flanking knops at the junction with [...]
A Medieval silver penny of Edward II (AD 1307-1327), Withers Type 30, North Class 11, not further defined,dating to AD 1310-1314. Mint of London: Ref: Withers and Withers 2001: 32. [...]
An incomplete Post Medieval copper-alloy rowel spur dating to circa AD 1600-1700. The spur consists of a small portion of both arms - terminating in old breaks - neck, and rowel box. The box is projects from the upper [...]
A complete Medieval to Post Medieval lead-alloy loom weight dating to circa AD 1200- 1800. It is circular in plan and rectangular in section. It has a central hole of 10mm in diameter. Weights of this [...]
An incomplete Medieval copper-alloy buckle dating to circa AD 1250-150. The extant piece consists of the pin, likely from an annular buckle.The pin shaft is rectangular-sectioned. It has a loop at one and tapers into [...]
A complete Medieval to Post Medieval signet ring dating to circa AD 1400-1600. The ring comprises a broadly circular hoop with expanded sub-oval bezel when viewed from underneath. The shoulders and hoop are plain. The hoop [...]
An incomplete Medieval copper-alloy buckle dating to circa AD 1350-1550. The surviving piece consists of the frame. It is circular in plan with a central offset bar creating two D-shaped loops. The frame is plano-convex [...]
A Post Medieval clipped silver Commonwealth halfgroat dating to AD 1649-1660 (Spink 2555). Mint of London. Ref: Spink 1975: 179 [...]
A near-complete Late Iron Age to Roman copper-alloy Colchester brooch dating to circa AD 40–70. The brooch is T-shaped in form, comprising a transverse head of flat wings and a long, tapering bow. The wings are [...]
A cast copper alloy hooked fitting of Medieval date. The rear end has a flat attachment tab with a rivet at the centre. In front of this is a moulded zoomorphic collar in the form [...]
A Roman copper-alloy nummus of the House of Constantine (AD 306-364) dating to circa AD 318-324 (Reece Period 16). BEATA TRANQVILLITAS reverse type depicting altar inscribed [VOT/IS/XX]. Unclear mint. [...]
A Roman copper-alloy radiate of Tetricus II (AD 272-274) dating to circa AD 272-274 (Reece Period 13). Uncertain reverse type. Unclear mint. [...]
An incomplete copper alloy toilet set of Medieval date comprising a rectangular blade from a pair of tweezers, which tapers in profile to a to a wedge shaped terminal. The other blade has broken off and the [...]
A decorated rectangular cast copper alloy plate from a late Medieval composite strap end. The plate has broken into two portions; the rear edge is incomplete and the terminal is rounded. The facing side of [...]
An incomplete large early Neolithic leaf shaped arrowhead struck from a brown flint. The arrowhead is broadly "kite" shaped with symmetrical convex sides (cf. Butler (2005), p 123, Type 2C) and has been bifacially worked [...]
Two fragments from a late Medieval to early Post-Medieval copper-alloy purse bar, dating to AD 1450 - 1550 and of Williams class A1. One arm and the loop remain. The arm has a globular terminal with a waisted [...]
An Iron Age continental cast copper alloy potin of the east central Gaulish region (eastern France, Germany and Switzerland) possibly attributable to the Sequani. Obverse: large head, left (potin à la grosse tete). Reverse: horned [...]
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