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Cairn 80m north of Pikedaw Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Yorkshire, England. The cairn survives as an earthen mound constructed during the Bronze Age period, when such monuments served as repositories for the deceased and functioned as prominent territorial markers across the upland landscape. Like other barrows of this era, it reflects the burial practices and social organisation of Bronze Age communities in northern England. The site's designation as a scheduled monument recognises its archaeological significance and its contribution to understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and funerary customs in the Yorkshire region.
Cairn 80m north of Pikedaw Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010454. View the official record →
Cairn 80m north of Pikedaw Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010454.
Cairn 80m north of Pikedaw Hill 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 1010454.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lime kiln and associated quarry 75m south of High Scarth Barn (4.1 km), Round barrow 550m south west of Park Hill (5.6 km), Round barrow 400m south west of Crane Field Laithe (6.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cairn 80m north of Pikedaw Hill'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 80m north of Pikedaw Hill stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.