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Cairnfield and ring cairn 490m south of Offerton Hall is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Derbyshire. The site comprises a cairnfield, a field containing multiple burial cairns of stone, together with an associated ring cairn positioned approximately 490 metres south of Offerton Hall. Ring cairns are circular stone monuments typically dating to the Bronze Age, often representing a distinct funerary tradition from the earlier mound cairns found within cairnfield complexes. The monument's archaeological significance lies in its contribution to understanding prehistoric burial practices and settlement patterns across the Peak District uplands.
Cairnfield and ring cairn 490m south of Offerton Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016627. View the official record →
Cairnfield and ring cairn 490m south of Offerton Hall is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016627.
Cairnfield and ring cairn 490m south of Offerton Hall 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 1016627.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A group of three lead working coes, a shaft and a dressing floor on Longstone Edge (7.4 km), Two bowl barrows east of Hay Dale (8.3 km), Bowl barrow west of Castlegate Lane (8.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cairnfield and ring cairn 490m south of Offerton Hall'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 and ring cairn 490m south of Offerton Hall stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.