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Cairnfield, 870m north east of Stanage House

England
List entry 1016809
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016809
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
4.08 hectares
Grid reference
SK 21700 78852
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cairnfield is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on the moorland northeast of Stanage House in Derbyshire. The site comprises a field of burial cairns, a characteristic funerary landscape type dating to the Bronze Age period, reflecting the ritual practices and settlement patterns of prehistoric communities in the upland regions of the Peak District. Such cairn fields represent important archaeological evidence for understanding burial customs and land use during the second millennium BC. The monument's survival on open moorland has preserved it as a significant record of Bronze Age funerary activity in the region.

Cairnfield, 870m north east of Stanage House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016809. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Cairnfield, 870m north east of Stanage House?

Cairnfield is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on the moorland northeast of Stanage House in Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016809.

Who is responsible for protecting Cairnfield, 870m north east of Stanage House?

Cairnfield, 870m north east of Stanage 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 1016809.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cairnfield, 870m north east of Stanage House?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow and wayside cross WSW of Pilsley (8.3 km), Fin Cop promontory fort, bowl barrow and eighteenth century lime kiln with associated quarry (9 km), Brushfield Hough bowl barrow (9.3 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Civil War
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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

Bowl barrow and wayside cross WSW of Pilsley
8.3 km
Fin Cop promontory fort, bowl barrow and eighteenth century lime kiln with associated quarry
9 km
Brushfield Hough bowl barrow
9.3 km
Ashford Bridge
9.5 km
'Sheepwash' Bridge
9.5 km
Lumford Mill, Bakewell
9.6 km
Cairnfield and field system 560m east of Park Gate Farm
9.8 km
Promontory fort south of Ballcross Farm
9.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cairnfield, 870m north east of Stanage House

Cairnfield, 870m north east of Stanage House 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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