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Cairn at Force Gill, 80m SSE of Little Dale aqueduct

England
List entry 1014349
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1014349
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SD 76109 81562
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cairn at Force Gill, 80m SSE of Little Dale aqueduct is a Bronze Age burial cairn located in Yorkshire. The monument consists of a stone mound constructed during the prehistoric period as a funerary structure for the interment of the deceased and their associated grave goods. The cairn's proximity to the Little Dale aqueduct represents the palimpsest of land use in this region, where later industrial infrastructure was constructed near earlier prehistoric monuments. As a designated heritage asset, the cairn contributes to understanding Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in upland Yorkshire.

Cairn at Force Gill, 80m SSE of Little Dale aqueduct is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014349. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Cairn at Force Gill, 80m SSE of Little Dale aqueduct?

Cairn at Force Gill, 80m SSE of Little Dale aqueduct is a Bronze Age burial cairn located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014349.

Who is responsible for protecting Cairn at Force Gill, 80m SSE of Little Dale aqueduct?

Cairn at Force Gill, 80m SSE of Little Dale aqueduct 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 1014349.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cairn at Force Gill, 80m SSE of Little Dale aqueduct?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Settlement on Gauber High Pasture Rock (3.1 km), Round barrow on Sleights Pasture (3.2 km), Settlement on Gauber Cow Pasture Rocks (3.2 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
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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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Settlement on Gauber High Pasture Rock
3.1 km
Round barrow on Sleights Pasture
3.2 km
Settlement on Gauber Cow Pasture Rocks
3.2 km
Eller Keld settlement site
3.6 km
Settlement in Ashes Shaw Pasture, Horton
3.8 km
Settlement in Ingman Lodge Shaw Pasture, Horton
4.6 km
Settlement 1/3 mile (540m) SE of Chapel le Dale
5.2 km
Settlement in Top Cow Pasture, Selside
5.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cairn at Force Gill, 80m SSE of Little Dale aqueduct

Cairn at Force Gill, 80m SSE of Little Dale aqueduct stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

Domesday entry for Selside, Yorkshire →
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