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Cairn on the summit of Arndale Hill, Hope Moor is an ancient burial mound situated on moorland in Yorkshire. The monument is a cairn, constructed from loose stone, which dates to the Bronze Age and represents evidence of prehistoric funerary practice in the region. The site occupies a prominent hilltop location, a characteristic placement for barrows of this period, which would have made the burial monument visible across the surrounding landscape. The cairn survives as a physical indicator of Bronze Age settlement and ritual activity on the Pennine moorlands.
Cairn on the summit of Arndale Hill, Hope Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017426. View the official record →
Cairn on the summit of Arndale Hill, Hope Moor is an ancient burial mound situated on moorland in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017426.
Cairn on the summit of Arndale Hill, Hope Moor 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 1017426.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow at Swale Hall (8.3 km), Dyke 220yds (200m) W of Dyke House (8.4 km), Maiden Castle prehistoric defended settlement and adjacent round barrow (8.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cairn on the summit of Arndale Hill, Hope Moor's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Cairn on the summit of Arndale Hill, Hope Moor stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.