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Cairnfield on Crawley Edge is a Bronze Age funerary and ceremonial monument located on the upland moorland of County Durham. The site comprises a collection of cairns distributed across the landscape, representing a characteristic burial practice of the Bronze Age period. Such cairnfield monuments are significant for understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and mortuary rituals in northern Britain, where upland areas were exploited for both burial and possibly pastoral purposes during the second millennium before Christ. The monument's location northwest of Hill Crest reflects the Bronze Age use of exposed moorland terrain for establishing territorial burial grounds.
Cairnfield on Crawley Edge, 500m north west of Hill Crest is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016816. View the official record →
Cairnfield on Crawley Edge is a Bronze Age funerary and ceremonial monument located on the upland moorland of County Durham. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016816.
Cairnfield on Crawley Edge, 500m north west of Hill Crest 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 1016816.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Market cross, 35m and 50m south of St Thomas' Church (0.7 km), Stanhope Bridge (1.6 km), St Botolph's Chapel, 280m north east of Frosterley Bridge (3.8 km).
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