Cairn near the summit of a low ridge, 850m south west of Cocker Stake Nook, Hope Moor

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History & significance

Cairn near the summit of a low ridge, 850m south west of Cocker Stake Nook, Hope Moor is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on the moorland of the Peak District in Derbyshire, Yorkshire border region. The cairn consists of a rubble mound of stone, typical of burial structures erected during the Bronze Age period, and forms part of the wider landscape of prehistoric ritual and domestic activity recorded across Hope Moor. The monument's position on an elevated ridge reflects the deliberate siting of such burial cairns in prominent topographical locations, which would have served both practical and symbolic functions within Bronze Age communities. The structure remains archaeologically significant as evidence of funerary practice and settlement patterns in the upland zones of northern England during the second millennium before the present era.

Cairn near the summit of a low ridge, 850m south west of Cocker Stake Nook, Hope Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017427. View the official record →

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