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Cairn on Bamford Moor, 960 metres north east of Clough House, is a prehistoric burial mound situated on the upland moorland of Derbyshire. The monument takes the form of a stone cairn, a burial structure characteristic of the Bronze Age period, when such monuments were constructed across the high ground of the Peak District and the wider Pennines. The site reflects the funerary practices and territorial claims of Bronze Age communities who inhabited these marginal upland zones. As a scheduled monument, it remains an important archaeological record of Derbyshire's prehistoric past.
Cairn on Bamford Moor, 960m north east of Clough House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018218. View the official record →
Cairn on Bamford Moor, 960 metres north east of Clough House, is a prehistoric burial mound situated on the upland moorland of Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018218.
Cairn on Bamford Moor, 960m north east of Clough House 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 1018218.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Anglian high cross in St Laurence's churchyard (8.3 km), Stoke Flat West prehistoric field system and stone circle (8.9 km), Stoke Flat East prehistoric field system (9.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cairn on Bamford Moor, 960m north east of Clough House's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Cairn on Bamford Moor, 960m north east of Clough House stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.