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Cairn 550m south of Howden Reservoir Dam wall is a prehistoric funerary or ceremonial monument located in Derbyshire. The cairn belongs to the Bronze Age period and consists of a mound of stones that once served as a burial structure or ritual marker on the upland landscape of the Peak District. Such cairns are characteristic of Bronze Age funerary practices in northern England, where communities constructed these stone monuments to commemorate the dead or mark significant places. The monument is designated as a heritage asset and recorded in the National Heritage List for England, reflecting its archaeological importance to understanding prehistoric settlement and ritual activity in the region.
Cairn 550m south of Howden Reservoir Dam wall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017663. View the official record →
Cairn 550m south of Howden Reservoir Dam wall is a prehistoric funerary or ceremonial monument located in Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017663.
Cairn 550m south of Howden Reservoir Dam wall 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 1017663.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval hospital 530m south east of Losehill Hall (8.7 km), The Folly platform cairn (9 km), Town defences 270m north and 350m north east of Peveril Castle (9.1 km).
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