Scheduled MonumentsEnglandCairnfield and standing stones east of Bunker's Hill Wood, 1km north east of Park Farm

Cairnfield and standing stones east of Bunker's Hill Wood, 1km north east of Park Farm

England
List entry 1018995
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018995
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.45 hectares
Grid reference
SK 28145 69735
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cairnfield and standing stones east of Bunker's Hill Wood, located approximately one kilometre north-east of Park Farm in Derbyshire, is a Bronze Age monument comprising a field of burial cairns and associated standing stones. The site represents a significant concentration of prehistoric funerary and ceremonial features typical of upland Bronze Age landscapes in the East Midlands. The cairns, distributed across the field, would have served as burial monuments for a prehistoric community, whilst the standing stones may have functioned as territorial markers or ceremonial foci within the broader ritual landscape. The monument's survival and archaeological designation reflect its importance as evidence for Bronze Age settlement patterns and mortuary practices in this region.

Cairnfield and standing stones east of Bunker's Hill Wood, 1km north east of Park Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018995. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Cairnfield and standing stones east of Bunker's Hill Wood, 1km north east of Park Farm?

Cairnfield and standing stones east of Bunker's Hill Wood, located approximately one kilometre north-east of Park Farm in Derbyshire, is a Bronze Age monument comprising a field of burial cairns and associated standing stones. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018995.

Who is responsible for protecting Cairnfield and standing stones east of Bunker's Hill Wood, 1km north east of Park Farm?

Cairnfield and standing stones east of Bunker's Hill Wood, 1km north east of Park 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 1018995.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cairnfield and standing stones east of Bunker's Hill Wood, 1km north east of Park Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Darley Bridge (7.7 km), Old Millclose engine house and associated features, 570m south west of Cowley Hall (8.2 km), Nine Stone Close small stone circle (9 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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cairnfield and standing stones east of Bunker's Hill Wood, 1km north east of Park Farm

Cairnfield and standing stones east of Bunker's Hill Wood, 1km north east of Park 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.