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Cairnfield 390m south of Syda Farm is a Bronze Age ceremonial or funerary monument located in Derbyshire. The site consists of a concentration of cairns and associated earthworks typical of upland Bronze Age landscapes in the Peak District region. Such cairnfields served important ritual and burial functions within prehistoric communities, often marking significant territorial or ancestral sites. The monument's survival in the archaeological record provides evidence of Bronze Age settlement patterns and land use practices across the Derbyshire uplands.
Cairnfield 390m south of Syda Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019293. View the official record →
Cairnfield 390m south of Syda Farm is a Bronze Age ceremonial or funerary monument located in Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019293.
Cairnfield 390m south of Syda Farm 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 1019293.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hillcarr Sough and associated lime kiln and paved track (7.6 km), Lumsdale Mills and associated water management features (7.9 km), Darley Bridge (8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cairnfield 390m south of Syda Farm'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 390m south of Syda Farm stands on Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.