Scheduled MonumentsEnglandCairnfield, field system and ring cairn 610m south east of Foulsike Farm

Cairnfield, field system and ring cairn 610m south east of Foulsike Farm

England
List entry 1019725
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019725
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
3.21 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 91763 01933
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cairnfield is a prehistoric funerary and agricultural complex located 610 metres south-east of Foulsike Farm in Yorkshire, comprising a ring cairn and associated field system of Bronze Age date. The ring cairn represents a ritual or ceremonial monument typical of the Bronze Age period, when such structures served as focal points for burial or ceremonial practice within the broader landscape. The adjoining field system demonstrates the integration of agricultural land use with funerary monuments during this era, reflecting patterns of settlement and land management characteristic of Bronze Age communities. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England and represents an important survival of prehistoric land use patterns in the Yorkshire uplands.

Cairnfield, field system and ring cairn 610m south east of Foulsike Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019725. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Cairnfield, field system and ring cairn 610m south east of Foulsike Farm?

Cairnfield is a prehistoric funerary and agricultural complex located 610 metres south-east of Foulsike Farm in Yorkshire, comprising a ring cairn and associated field system of Bronze Age date. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019725.

Who is responsible for protecting Cairnfield, field system and ring cairn 610m south east of Foulsike Farm?

Cairnfield, field system and ring cairn 610m south east of Foulsike 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 1019725.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cairnfield, field system and ring cairn 610m south east of Foulsike Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow on Long Hill 430m west of Highdales (9.2 km), Round barrow in Broxa Forest 850m WSW of Highdales (9.4 km), Round barrow in Broxa Forest 820m south west of Highdales (9.6 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cairnfield, field system and ring cairn 610m south east of Foulsike Farm

Cairnfield, field system and ring cairn 610m south east of Foulsike Farm stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Cairnfield, field system and ring cairn 610m south east of Foulsike Farm

Star CarrArchaeological site · ~12.4 miles