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Cairn on west flank of High Black Hill is an ancient burial mound located on Middleton Moor in Yorkshire. The monument consists of a cairn structure positioned 210 metres to the east-north-east of a shooting shelter within the Middleton Moor Enclosure. Such cairns are typically associated with Bronze Age funerary practice in the upland regions of northern England, representing monuments constructed for the interment of the dead. The site's location on the exposed moorland reflects the established pattern of Bronze Age burial monument placement in this landscape.
Cairn on west flank of High Black Hill, 210m ENE of the shooting shelter in Middleton Moor Enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014182. View the official record →
Cairn on west flank of High Black Hill is an ancient burial mound located on Middleton Moor in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014182.
Cairn on west flank of High Black Hill, 210m ENE of the shooting shelter in Middleton Moor Enclosure 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 1014182.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Group of five carved rocks on the western ridge of Stanbury Hill (8.8 km), Rock with shallow cup and ring-markings at the western end of the ridge on Stanbury Hill (8.8 km), Rock with dense concentration of cup marks on Stanbury Hill (8.8 km).
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