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Cairn 600m south of Raven Tor is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Derbyshire, England. The monument consists of a cairn, a heap of stones raised over a burial or burials, typical of funerary practices in the Bronze Age period. The site's location in the upland landscape of Derbyshire reflects the pattern of Bronze Age settlement and burial in the Peak District, where such monuments are commonly encountered. As a scheduled ancient monument, the cairn represents an important archaeological resource for understanding prehistoric burial customs and land use in the region.
Cairn 600m south of Raven Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019480. View the official record →
Cairn 600m south of Raven Tor is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Derbyshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019480.
Cairn 600m south of Raven Tor 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 1019480.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Matlock Bridge (6.6 km), Slack, Mount Pleasant and Barmasters Grove lead mines 390m south east of Blakelow Farm (7.3 km), Beans and Bacon, Old Eye, Fiery Dragon and Cod Beat lead mines and a limekiln 480m south of Blakelow Farm (7.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cairn 600m south of Raven Tor'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.
Cairn 600m south of Raven Tor stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.