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A cairn on the summit of a knoll in the southwest corner of Scale Knoll Allotment, approximately 800 metres southeast of Far East Hope on Barningham Moor, is a Bronze Age burial monument. The cairn comprises a mound of stones raised over a grave or graves, representing a funerary practice characteristic of upland Yorkshire during the second millennium BC. Its position on elevated moorland reflects the Bronze Age preference for prominent locations in the landscape, likely chosen for visibility and ritual significance. The monument survives as a scheduled ancient monument, affording it statutory protection as part of the archaeological heritage of the North York Moors.
A cairn on the summit of a knoll, in the southwest corner of Scale Knoll Allotment,800m south east of Far East Hope, Barningham Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017432. View the official record →
A cairn on the summit of a knoll in the southwest corner of Scale Knoll Allotment, approximately 800 metres southeast of Far East Hope on Barningham Moor, is a Bronze Age burial monument. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017432.
A cairn on the summit of a knoll, in the southwest corner of Scale Knoll Allotment,800m south east of Far East Hope, Barningham Moor is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1017432.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn near the summit of a low ridge, 850m south west of Cocker Stake Nook, Hope Moor (2.2 km), Cairn on the summit of Arndale Hill, Hope Moor (2.9 km), Cairn on Holgate How (4.4 km).
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A cairn on the summit of a knoll, in the southwest corner of Scale Knoll Allotment,800m south east of Far East Hope, Barningham Moor stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.