Scheduled MonumentsEnglandCairn 550m south of Howden Reservoir Dam wall

Cairn 550m south of Howden Reservoir Dam wall

England
List entry 1017663
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017663
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.06 hectares
Grid reference
SK 16920 91891
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cairn 550m south of Howden Reservoir Dam wall is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Derbyshire. The site comprises a cairn, a mound of stones raised over a burial or burials, and represents the funerary practices of prehistoric communities in the Peak District uplands during the Bronze Age period. Such cairns were commonly constructed as durable monuments to commemorate the dead and remain significant archaeological evidence for understanding settlement patterns and ritual practices in the Derbyshire uplands. The monument's survival in the landscape has enabled its identification and protection as a scheduled ancient monument of archaeological importance.

Cairn 550m south of Howden Reservoir Dam wall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017663. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Cairn 550m south of Howden Reservoir Dam wall?

Cairn 550m south of Howden Reservoir Dam wall is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017663.

Who is responsible for protecting Cairn 550m south of Howden Reservoir Dam wall?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cairn 550m south of Howden Reservoir Dam wall?

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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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cairn 550m south of Howden Reservoir Dam wall

Cairn 550m south of Howden Reservoir Dam wall stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Cairn 550m south of Howden Reservoir Dam wall

Battle of Adwalton Moor 1643Battle (1643) · ~23.4 miles