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Cairn 60m north east of Dead Man's Cave

England
List entry 1014338
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1014338
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SD 80154 67136
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cairn 60m north east of Dead Man's Cave is a prehistoric burial mound located in Yorkshire, England. The monument is a substantial earthwork of Bronze Age date, constructed as a funerary structure typical of the period's mortuary practices. Listed on the National Heritage List for England under entry 1014338, the cairn survives as an archaeological monument of regional significance, preserving evidence of Bronze Age settlement and burial customs in the Yorkshire landscape.

Cairn 60m north east of Dead Man's Cave is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014338. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Cairn 60m north east of Dead Man's Cave?

Cairn 60m north east of Dead Man's Cave is a prehistoric burial mound located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014338.

Who is responsible for protecting Cairn 60m north east of Dead Man's Cave?

Cairn 60m north east of Dead Man's Cave 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 1014338.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cairn 60m north east of Dead Man's Cave?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ring cairn north west of Reinsber Scar (0.8 km), Settlement 1/4 mile (400m) W of Leys Barn (1 km), Cairn 340m north of Scar Top Garage (1.1 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
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Ring cairn north west of Reinsber Scar
0.8 km
Settlement 1/4 mile (400m) W of Leys Barn
1 km
Cairn 340m north of Scar Top Garage
1.1 km
Kinsey Cave, Giggleswick Scar
1.5 km
Cairn on Stainforth Scar, 180m east of Hawes Close Barn
2.4 km
Craven and Murgatroyd lime works 400m north east of Langcliffe Mill
2.5 km
Giggleswick market cross
3.3 km
Jubilee Cave, Langcliffe Scar
3.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cairn 60m north east of Dead Man's Cave

Cairn 60m north east of Dead Man's Cave stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

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