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Cairnfield 200m east of Hazelshaw House is a scheduled monument in Yorkshire comprising a collection of stone cairns set within a landscape of Bathonian sandstone, siltstone and mudstone bedrock. The monument occupies 1.76 hectares and represents Bronze Age funerary or ceremonial activity, typical of upland areas across the Pennines and Yorkshire moorlands. The local geology would have made stone readily available for construction, and the exposed bedrock visible across the site provides evidence of the environment in which these cairns were built and used.
The cairnfield is protected by Historic England as a nationally important archaeological site under reference 1008860. Such monuments are characteristic of Bronze Age settlement patterns, where communities established burial grounds and ritual centres on elevated terrain. The survival of multiple cairns within this single field is significant, as it preserves evidence of sustained use and occupation across an extended period.
The monument's protection reflects its value for understanding prehistoric settlement, landuse and social organisation in the Yorkshire uplands. The arrangement and character of the cairns contribute to the wider archaeological narrative of Bronze Age communities throughout northern England, demonstrating patterns of monument construction that would have been visible landmarks within the contemporary landscape.
Cairnfield 200m east of Hazelshaw House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008860. View the official record →
Cairnfield 200m east of Hazelshaw House is a scheduled monument in Yorkshire comprising a collection of stone cairns set within a landscape of Bathonian sandstone, siltstone and mudstone bedrock. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008860.
Cairnfield 200m east of Hazelshaw 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 1008860.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 600m north east of South Woods (8.9 km), Rievaulx Abbey Cistercian monastery: inner and outer precinct, water-management works, agricultural features, enclosures and ancillary buildings (9 km), Round barrow 650m east of South Woods (9.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cairnfield 200m east of Hazelshaw 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.
Cairnfield 200m east of Hazelshaw House stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.