), ▁meaning ▁" de ath - de ath - wood ", ▁or ▁that ▁the ▁name ▁meant ▁" mar sh y ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁fo x ", ▁from ▁the ▁Old ▁English . ▁ ▁' T od ' ▁is ▁an ▁inform al , ▁sh orth and ▁name ▁for ▁Tod m orden , ▁often ▁used ▁in ▁every day ▁conversation . https :// www . s outh p enn ines . co . uk / expl ore / tod m orden / ▁ ▁P agan ▁pre history ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁Black he ath ▁Bar row — a ▁ring ▁c air n ▁monument ▁situated ▁above ▁Cross ▁Stone ▁in ▁Tod m orden — was ▁exc av ated ▁and ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁site ▁of ▁" sur pass ing ▁arch ae ological ▁interest ", ▁according ▁to ▁J . ▁Law ton ▁Russell , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁men ▁who ▁carried ▁out ▁the ▁exc av ation . ▁ ▁Vari ous ▁Bron ze ▁Age ▁items ▁were ▁discovered , ▁including ▁sep ul ch ral ▁ur ns , ▁a ▁human ▁sk ull , ▁teeth ▁and ▁hands . ▁ ▁Russell ▁cont ended ▁that ▁Black he ath ▁Bar row ▁was ▁primarily ▁a ▁religious ▁site , ▁specifically ▁intended ▁for ▁the ▁" per formance ▁of ▁fun eral ▁r ites ", ▁as ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁evidence ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁settled ▁for ▁domestic ▁use . ▁Of ▁particular ▁interest ▁were ▁the ▁four ▁c air ns , ▁position ed ▁at ▁the ▁cardinal ▁points ▁of ▁the ▁comp ass , ▁and ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁suggested ▁that ▁this ▁indicates ▁" a ▁rit ual