The fort shows evidence of hurried construction, indicating a defensive response to a real threat, rather than the more usual assumption that such forts were a display of status and prestige.[2] The hillfort, along with an adjacent bowl barrow, lime kiln and quarry, constitutes a Scheduled Ancient Monument.[3]
3D view of the digital terrain model
In 2011 excavations unearthed a mass burial containing only women and children, the first such segregated burial in Iron Age Britain. Some animal bones were also found, suggesting the inhabitants kept livestock. The remains were relatively well preserved due to the limestone geology of the hill. Carbon dating of the site suggests it was constructed between 440BC and 390BC. [2]
hill, associated, iron, hill, fort, monsal, dale, close, ashford, water, derbyshire, england, summit, highest, pointelevation327, coordinates53, 23583, 73694, 23583, 73694, coordinates, 23583, 73694, 23583, 73694geography, within, englandlocationderbyshire, en. Fin Cop is a hill and an associated Iron Age hill fort in Monsal Dale close to Ashford in the Water in Derbyshire England 2 Fin CopThe summit of Fin CopHighest pointElevation327 m 1 Coordinates53 14 09 N 1 44 13 W 53 23583 N 1 73694 W 53 23583 1 73694 Coordinates 53 14 09 N 1 44 13 W 53 23583 N 1 73694 W 53 23583 1 73694GeographyFin CopFin Cop within EnglandLocationDerbyshire EnglandThe fort shows evidence of hurried construction indicating a defensive response to a real threat rather than the more usual assumption that such forts were a display of status and prestige 2 The hillfort along with an adjacent bowl barrow lime kiln and quarry constitutes a Scheduled Ancient Monument 3 3D view of the digital terrain model In 2011 excavations unearthed a mass burial containing only women and children the first such segregated burial in Iron Age Britain Some animal bones were also found suggesting the inhabitants kept livestock The remains were relatively well preserved due to the limestone geology of the hill Carbon dating of the site suggests it was constructed between 440BC and 390BC 2 References Edit OS 1 25000 map a b c Mass burial suggests massacre at Iron Age hill fort BBC News BBC 18 April 2011 Retrieved 18 April 2011 Historic England Fin Cop promontory fort bowl barrow and eighteenth century lime kiln with associated quarry 1011205 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 15 February 2014 Looking east the hill on the right is Fin CopExternal links Edit Fin Cop Hillfort Archaeological Research Services Ltd Retrieved 18 April 2011 Historic England Fin Cop 309164 Research records formerly PastScape Retrieved 18 April 2011 This article about a Derbyshire building or structure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article relating to archaeology in the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fin Cop amp oldid 1050222964, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
