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Cairn on Bamford Moor, 500m east of Great Tor is an ancient burial mound of Bronze Age date located in Derbyshire. The monument comprises a substantial cairn, the characteristic burial form of the Bronze Age upland regions of the Peak District, and represents evidence of funerary practice and settlement patterns during the second millennium BCE. Such cairns served as prominent territorial markers across the moorland landscape whilst containing inhumed or cremated remains, often accompanied by grave goods. The site's survival on upland moorland has preserved it from many of the agricultural and developmental impacts that affected lowland examples, making it an important archaeological resource for understanding Bronze Age communities in the region.
Cairn on Bamford Moor, 500m east of Great Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018216. View the official record →
Cairn on Bamford Moor, 500m east of Great Tor is an ancient burial mound of Bronze Age date located in Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018216.
Cairn on Bamford Moor, 500m east of Great Tor 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 1018216.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Little Pasture Mine (7.7 km), Grindleford Bridge (7.8 km), Long Low bowl barrow (8.1 km).
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