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

England
List entry 1017427
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017427
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 03556 06712
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cairn near the summit of a low ridge, 850m south west of Cocker Stake Nook, Hope Moor is a prehistoric burial monument located on the moorlands of Yorkshire. The site consists of a cairn, a mound constructed from stone rather than earth, which represents a form of burial practice characteristic of the Bronze Age and earlier periods in northern Britain. The monument's position on an elevated ridge reflects the deliberate siting of such funerary structures in prominent landscape locations, which would have made them visible across considerable distances. The cairn survives as an archaeological record of ritual burial practice and territorial significance in the prehistoric upland landscape of the Peak District region.

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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Questions & answers

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

Cairn near the summit of a low ridge, 850m south west of Cocker Stake Nook, Hope Moor is a prehistoric burial monument located on the moorlands of Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017427.

Who is responsible for protecting Cairn near the summit of a low ridge, 850m south west of Cocker Stake Nook, Hope Moor?

Cairn near the summit of a low ridge, 850m south west of Cocker Stake Nook, Hope Moor 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 1017427.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cairn near the summit of a low ridge, 850m south west of Cocker Stake Nook, Hope Moor?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow at Swale Hall (8.2 km), Dyke 220yds (200m) W of Dyke House (8.3 km), Dyke 270yds (250m) E of Dyke House (8.6 km).

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Monuments
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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
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Historical Maps
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow at Swale Hall
8.2 km
Dyke 220yds (200m) W of Dyke House
8.3 km
Dyke 270yds (250m) E of Dyke House
8.6 km
Maiden Castle prehistoric defended settlement and adjacent round barrow
8.7 km
How Hill, Low Whita late prehistoric defended settlement site
9 km
Embanked small stone circle at Harker Mires on Harkerside Moor
9.1 km
Linear earthwork at Harker Mires
9.3 km
Linear earthwork at High Harker Hill
9.3 km
The ground beneath

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

Cairn near the summit of a low ridge, 850m south west of Cocker Stake Nook, Hope Moor stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

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

CatterickRoman town · ~12.6 miles
Domesday entry for Scargill, Yorkshire →
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