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Cairn on Bamford Moor, 680m north of High Lees Farm, is a Bronze Age burial monument situated on the moorland of the Peak District in Derbyshire. The cairn survives as a substantial earthwork mound composed of stone rubble, representing a funerary structure typical of the second millennium BCE. Its location on elevated moorland reflects the prehistoric settlement and ritual landscape of the upland regions, where such monuments were commonly constructed to mark burial sites and commemorate the dead. The site remains archaeologically significant as evidence of Bronze Age mortuary practice and land use in the Derbyshire uplands.
Cairn on Bamford Moor, 680m north of High Lees Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018091. View the official record →
Cairn on Bamford Moor, 680m north of High Lees Farm, is a Bronze Age burial monument situated on the moorland of the Peak District in Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018091.
Cairn on Bamford Moor, 680m north of High Lees Farm 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 1018091.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Anglian high cross in St Laurence's churchyard (8 km), Stoke Flat West prehistoric field system and stone circle (8.6 km), Froggatt Bridge (8.8 km).
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