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Cairn south of Cross Gill, 645m south east of Black Hill Gate, Barningham Moor

England
List entry 1017444
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017444
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.02 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 04767 07743
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cairn south of Cross Gill is an ancient burial mound located on Barningham Moor in North Yorkshire. The monument comprises a substantial stone cairn of Bronze Age date, constructed from gathered stones typical of upland burial practices during the second millennium BC. Such cairns served as funerary monuments for the burial of cremated or inhumed remains, often marking significant individuals or family groups within Bronze Age communities. The site's location on open moorland reflects the contemporary preference for prominent topographical positions for such ceremonial monuments.

Cairn south of Cross Gill, 645m south east of Black Hill Gate, Barningham Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017444. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Cairn south of Cross Gill, 645m south east of Black Hill Gate, Barningham Moor?

Cairn south of Cross Gill is an ancient burial mound located on Barningham Moor in North Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017444.

Who is responsible for protecting Cairn south of Cross Gill, 645m south east of Black Hill Gate, Barningham Moor?

Cairn south of Cross Gill, 645m south east of Black Hill Gate, Barningham 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 1017444.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cairn south of Cross Gill, 645m south east of Black Hill Gate, Barningham Moor?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ring cairn on Fremington Edge 650m north east of White House (7.4 km), Two adjacent ring cairns on Riddings Rigg, Reeth Low Moor (7.7 km), Packhorse bridge (8.8 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
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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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Ring cairn on Fremington Edge 650m north east of White House
7.4 km
Two adjacent ring cairns on Riddings Rigg, Reeth Low Moor
7.7 km
Packhorse bridge
8.8 km
Marrick ore hearth lead smeltmill
8.8 km
Marrick Cupola lead smeltmill, 160m east of Reels Head Farm
9.1 km
Bowl barrow at Swale Hall
9.2 km
Dyke 220yds (200m) W of Dyke House
9.3 km
Surrender lead smelt mill
9.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cairn south of Cross Gill, 645m south east of Black Hill Gate, Barningham Moor

Cairn south of Cross Gill, 645m south east of Black Hill Gate, Barningham Moor stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

The wider landscape

Around Cairn south of Cross Gill, 645m south east of Black Hill Gate, Barningham Moor

CatterickRoman town · ~12.2 miles
Domesday entry for Scargill, Yorkshire →
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