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Cairnfield in Slate Pits Wood, 170m north west of Oak Cottage

England
List entry 1018557
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018557
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.92 hectares
Grid reference
SE 11902 10926
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cairnfield in Slate Pits Wood is a Bronze Age monument located in Yorkshire, comprising a scatter of cairns within a woodland setting. The site lies approximately 170 metres north-west of Oak Cottage and represents a burial tradition characteristic of the Bronze Age period. Such cairnfield sites typically contained multiple burial mounds constructed from stone, reflecting the funerary practices and social organisation of Bronze Age communities in upland regions. The monument survives as an archaeological record of early metal-working societies in northern England.

Cairnfield in Slate Pits Wood, 170m north west of Oak Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018557. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Cairnfield in Slate Pits Wood, 170m north west of Oak Cottage?

Cairnfield in Slate Pits Wood is a Bronze Age monument located in Yorkshire, comprising a scatter of cairns within a woodland setting. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018557.

Who is responsible for protecting Cairnfield in Slate Pits Wood, 170m north west of Oak Cottage?

Cairnfield in Slate Pits Wood, 170m north west of Oak Cottage 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 1018557.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cairnfield in Slate Pits Wood, 170m north west of Oak Cottage?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairnfield in Honley Old Wood, 280m north west of The Woodlands (1.3 km), Crosland Lower Hall moated site (1.4 km), Late prehistoric enclosed settlement on Royd Edge, 300m north of Sun Royd (3 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
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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Cairnfield in Honley Old Wood, 280m north west of The Woodlands
1.3 km
Crosland Lower Hall moated site
1.4 km
Late prehistoric enclosed settlement on Royd Edge, 300m north of Sun Royd
3 km
Cairnfield in Hagg Wood, Honley, 375m south east of Upper Hagg
3.1 km
Late prehistoric enclosed settlement on Oldfield Hill, 340m west of Wentworth Farm
3.2 km
Late prehistoric enclosed settlement known as the Old Bull Ring 500m north of Meal Hill
4.4 km
Castle Hill: slight univallate hillfort, small multivallate hillfort, motte and bailey castle and deserted village
4.6 km
Turn Bridge, Quay Street
6.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cairnfield in Slate Pits Wood, 170m north west of Oak Cottage

Cairnfield in Slate Pits Wood, 170m north west of Oak Cottage stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Cairnfield in Slate Pits Wood, 170m north west of Oak Cottage

Battle of Adwalton Moor 1643Battle (1643) · ~12.8 miles
Domesday entry for Meltham, Yorkshire →
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