| Catalogue Finding Number | WYHER/13128 |
| Office record is held at | Historical Environment Record, West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service |
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| Title | Survey of Triangulation Pillar Cairn, Ilkley |
| Description | ASWYAS carried out archaeological surveys of six prehistoric scheduled monuments on Ilkley and Buirley Moors . Field work was undertaken in December 2009, February and March 2010. ASWYAS were commissioned by Natural England as part of a Higher Level Agri environment scheme (HLS) to inform the HLS scheme for the sites which aimed to improve the management and condition of the historic and natural environment on the moors. The survey matched the standards of a Level III survey as defined by English Heritage (2007).
The survey work was undertaken using a survey grade Trimble 5800 GPS device using a virtual reference station (VRS). Each site was photographed using a high resolution digital camera.
The triangulation pillar cairn was found to be at high risk. There was evidence of visitor erosion, especially along the paths which converge on the monument. The southern and central parts of the cairn were largely grass covered. The presence of a modern walker's cairn encourages stone removal and the uprooting of stones from the site. It was suggested that the path should be re routed to avoid the cairn and it is recommended that exposed soils should be re seeded, re turfed or perhaps geo textiles could be laid to stabilise the monument. It was also suggested the modern cairn be removed.
The survey report includes scale drawings of the cairn and shows the location of nearby carved rocks. |
| Date | 21st century |
| Extent | contact the West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service for information on what is available |
| Level | Item |