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Abraham's Hut is a round cairn located in Yorkshire, England, dating to the Bronze Age and representing a form of burial monument widespread across northern Britain during the second millennium BCE. The monument consists of a mound of stone and earth constructed over a grave or graves, typical of the cairn burials that characterised funerary practices in upland regions during this period. The site's name, though recorded in historical sources, reflects later nomenclature rather than any documented Bronze Age designation. As a scheduled monument and entry on the National Heritage List for England, Abraham's Hut preserves evidence of prehistoric ritual and burial custom within the Yorkshire landscape.
Abraham's Hut round cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020378. View the official record →
Abraham's Hut is a round cairn located in Yorkshire, England, dating to the Bronze Age and representing a form of burial monument widespread across northern Britain during the second millennium BCE. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020378.
Abraham's Hut round cairn 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 1020378.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including High Cross wayside cross on Kirkgate Lane, north of Appleton-le-Moors (4.5 km), Low Cross, a reused standing stone on Kirkgate Lane in Appleton-le-Moors (4.8 km), Nutholm cross dyke, 100m south of Appleton Mill Farm (5.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Abraham's Hut round cairn's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Abraham's Hut round cairn stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.