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Cronk Guckley
Archaeology
A barrow cemetery consisting of three separate round barrows or bowl barrows.
The three barrows are situated on a ridge top and are now grass-covered, ditchless mounds. PRN0857.00/A measures 15.0 metres east to west, 19.0 metres north to south by 0.7 metres high and has some small stones on the surface; PRN0857.00/B measures 13.0 metres diameter by 0.5 metres high, again with stones on the surface; PRN0857.00/C measures 17.0 metres in diameter by 0.6 metres high.
Mound C was subject to archaeological excavation by the University of Leicester, and Newcastle University in 2017 and a cist, a collared urn and a number of flint artefacts, all of Bronze Age type, were found.
Spooyt Vane
Connections
Book Chapters
- Parish: Michael
- Sheading: Michael
- Grid Ref: SC3122089450
Sources
- Isle of Man Heritage Environment Record