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Cairn on a prominent knoll and cairnfield to its south east on Ravock, Bowes Moor is a Bronze Age funerary and ritual monument located on the Yorkshire uplands. The site comprises a substantial cairn situated on high ground, with an associated field of smaller cairns extending to the south east, typical of Bronze Age burial practices in northern England. Such cairnfields represent periods of sustained activity and settlement on moorland margins, with the monuments serving ceremonial and commemorative functions across several centuries of prehistory. The exposed moorland location preserves the archaeological landscape in relatively undisturbed form, providing evidence of Bronze Age land use and social practices in the Pennine region.
Cairn on a prominent knoll and cairnfield to its south east on Ravock, Bowes Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016608. View the official record →
Cairn on a prominent knoll and cairnfield to its south east on Ravock, Bowes Moor is a Bronze Age funerary and ritual monument located on the Yorkshire uplands. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016608.
Cairn on a prominent knoll and cairnfield to its south east on Ravock, Bowes 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 1016608.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British settlement site to the east and south-east of East Mellwaters farmhouse (1.5 km), Late prehistoric walled settlement 200m south-south-east of East Mellwaters farmhouse (1.7 km), Late prehistoric ditched, scarp-edge settlement 400m south-south-west of East Mellwaters farmhouse (1.9 km).
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