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Cairnfield 700m north east of Raven Tor

England
List entry 1019481
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019481
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.43 hectares
Grid reference
SK 28804 67399
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cairnfield 700m north east of Raven Tor is a Neolithic or Bronze Age ceremonial and burial landscape situated on high moorland in Derbyshire. The monument comprises a cluster of cairns and associated archaeological features characteristic of upland ritual and funerary activity during the prehistoric period. Its location within the Peak District moorland, alongside other prehistoric monuments in the vicinity, indicates sustained use of this landscape for burial and ceremonial purposes across several centuries. The site represents an important example of how Bronze Age and possibly earlier Neolithic communities organised their monumental landscape in this region.

Cairnfield 700m north east of Raven Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019481. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Cairnfield 700m north east of Raven Tor?

Cairnfield 700m north east of Raven Tor is a Neolithic or Bronze Age ceremonial and burial landscape situated on high moorland in Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019481.

Who is responsible for protecting Cairnfield 700m north east of Raven Tor?

Cairnfield 700m north east of Raven Tor 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 1019481.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cairnfield 700m north east of Raven Tor?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site and fishponds 300m north east of Snitterton Hall (6.9 km), Lumsdale Mills and associated water management features (7 km), Northern Dale lead mines (7 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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Moated site and fishponds 300m north east of Snitterton Hall
6.9 km
Lumsdale Mills and associated water management features
7 km
Northern Dale lead mines
7 km
Matlock Bridge
7.3 km
Two lead mines known as Winster Pitts and Drummer's Venture
8.2 km
Slack, Mount Pleasant and Barmasters Grove lead mines 390m south east of Blakelow Farm
8.4 km
Lead workings in High Tor Recreation Ground
8.5 km
Beans and Bacon, Old Eye, Fiery Dragon and Cod Beat lead mines and a limekiln 480m south of Blakelow Farm
8.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cairnfield 700m north east of Raven Tor

Cairnfield 700m north east of Raven Tor stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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