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Cairnfield 470m south west of Offerton House is a Bronze Age ceremonial or burial monument located in Derbyshire. The site comprises a grouping of cairns, characteristic of upland Bronze Age landscapes in the Peak District region, where such monuments were constructed as focal points for ritual activity and funerary practice. The precise configuration and condition of the cairn field reflect patterns of settlement and land use typical of the second millennium before Christ, when such monuments were prominent features of the Derbyshire uplands. The site's survival as a designated heritage monument testifies to the archaeological importance of the Peak District as a zone of concentrated Bronze Age activity.
Cairnfield 470m south west of Offerton House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016626. View the official record →
Cairnfield 470m south west of Offerton House is a Bronze Age ceremonial or burial monument located in Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016626.
Cairnfield 470m south west of Offerton 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 1016626.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A group of three lead working coes, a shaft and a dressing floor on Longstone Edge (7.6 km), Two bowl barrows east of Hay Dale (8.4 km), Bowl barrow west of Castlegate Lane (8.4 km).
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