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Cairn on Blue Scar 460m NW of Springs Cave

England
List entry 1014356
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1014356
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SD 93552 70704
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cairn on Blue Scar 460m NW of Springs Cave is a prehistoric burial monument located in Yorkshire, England. The cairn represents a form of funerary architecture typical of Bronze Age communities in upland regions of northern England, where stone-built mounds served as enduring markers of burial sites and territorial presence. The monument's location on elevated terrain reflects the settlement patterns and land use practices of prehistoric peoples who utilised the moorland environment. As a scheduled monument, it remains an important archaeological resource for understanding Bronze Age burial practices and the ritual landscape of the Yorkshire uplands.

Cairn on Blue Scar 460m NW of Springs Cave is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014356. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Cairn on Blue Scar 460m NW of Springs Cave?

Cairn on Blue Scar 460m NW of Springs Cave is a prehistoric burial monument located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014356.

Who is responsible for protecting Cairn on Blue Scar 460m NW of Springs Cave?

Cairn on Blue Scar 460m NW of Springs Cave 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 1014356.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cairn on Blue Scar 460m NW of Springs Cave?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn on Broad Flats (7.2 km), Round cairn south east of Broad Flats (7.2 km), Settlement N of Stridebut Edge (7.6 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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round cairn on Broad Flats
7.2 km
Round cairn south east of Broad Flats
7.2 km
Settlement N of Stridebut Edge
7.6 km
Sheriff Hill round cairn
7.6 km
Enclosed prehistoric settlement east of Malham Cove
7.6 km
Hut circles, enclosures and fields N of Shorkley Hill
7.6 km
Field system S of Malham Cove
8 km
Lynchets N of Malham village
8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cairn on Blue Scar 460m NW of Springs Cave

Cairn on Blue Scar 460m NW of Springs Cave stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

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