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Cairn on Addlebrough Hill including cup marked boulders.

England

List entry 1010552

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1010552

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

0.05 hectares

Grid reference

SD 94601 88125

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

The Cairn on Addlebrough Hill is a prehistoric burial monument located in Yorkshire, England. The site consists of a cairn, or stone burial mound, accompanied by cup marked boulders whose pecked depressions represent some of the earliest artistic expressions found in the British archaeological record. The monument dates to the Bronze Age or earlier periods of prehistory, reflecting the burial practices and ritual significance of ancient communities in the Yorkshire landscape. The cup markings on associated stones indicate the site's cultural importance and demonstrate the symbolic and ceremonial values held by the societies that created it.

Cairn on Addlebrough Hill including cup marked boulders. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010552. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Cairn on Addlebrough Hill including cup marked boulders.?

The Cairn on Addlebrough Hill is a prehistoric burial monument located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010552.

Who is responsible for protecting Cairn on Addlebrough Hill including cup marked boulders.?

Cairn on Addlebrough Hill including cup marked boulders. 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 1010552.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cairn on Addlebrough Hill including cup marked boulders.?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stony Raise cairn, Greenber Edge. (1.3 km), Enclosures on Greenber Edge (1.7 km), Bainbridge slight univallate hillfort (2.2 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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Literature

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Stony Raise cairn, Greenber Edge.

1.3 km

Enclosures on Greenber Edge

1.7 km

Bainbridge slight univallate hillfort

2.2 km

Bainbridge Roman fort and annexe

2.2 km

Castle Dykes Henge

3.7 km

Cairn on Green Scar, 470m SE of New Bridge

4.3 km

Ox Close small stone circle, Nab End

4.8 km

Deepdale settlement

8.9 km

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cairn on Addlebrough Hill including cup marked boulders.

Cairn on Addlebrough Hill including cup marked boulders. stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

The wider landscape

Around Cairn on Addlebrough Hill including cup marked boulders.

CatterickRoman town · ~18.6 miles

Domesday entry for Worton, Yorkshire →

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