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Cairn at West Moor Bottom, Mudbeck is a Bronze Age burial monument situated in Yorkshire. The cairn survives as an earthen mound that once marked a significant burial or ceremonial site, typical of funerary practice during the Bronze Age period when such monuments served as lasting memorials to the deceased. The site's location on the open moorland landscape is characteristic of Bronze Age cairn distribution across the upland regions of northern England. As a scheduled monument, it remains an important archaeological resource for understanding ritual and burial customs of prehistoric Yorkshire communities.
Cairn at West Moor Bottom, Mudbeck is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014348. View the official record →
Cairn at West Moor Bottom, Mudbeck is a Bronze Age burial monument situated in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014348.
Cairn at West Moor Bottom, Mudbeck 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 1014348.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lead mines and smeltmills at Moulds Side west of Langthwaite (5.2 km), Ring cairn and adjacent round cairn on Low Moor, 460m NNW of High Eskeleth (5.4 km), William Gill 19th century colliery on Stonesdale Moor (5.5 km).
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