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Cairnfield on Ravock is a prehistoric cairn located on Bowes Moor in Yorkshire, situated approximately 600 metres south-east of Ravock Castle. The monument consists of a stone cairn of Bronze Age date, representing funerary or ceremonial activity on the upland landscape of the northern Pennines. The site reflects the pattern of Bronze Age settlement and burial practice characteristic of moorland regions in northern England during the second millennium BC. Its designation as a scheduled monument recognises its archaeological significance as evidence of prehistoric land use in this upland area.
Cairnfield on Ravock, 600m south east of Ravock Castle, Bowes Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016610. View the official record →
Cairnfield on Ravock is a prehistoric cairn located on Bowes Moor in Yorkshire, situated approximately 600 metres south-east of Ravock Castle. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016610.
Cairnfield on Ravock, 600m south east of Ravock Castle, Bowes Moor 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 1016610.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Late prehistoric walled settlement 200m south-south-east of East Mellwaters farmhouse (1.8 km), Late prehistoric ditched, scarp-edge settlement 400m south-south-west of East Mellwaters farmhouse (1.9 km), Cairn at West Moor Bottom, Mudbeck (5.1 km).
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