Scheduled MonumentsEnglandCairnfield on Ravock, 880m north west of Rovegill House

Cairnfield on Ravock, 880m north west of Rovegill House

England
List entry 1016609
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016609
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
8.3 hectares
Grid reference
NY 95961 13911
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cairnfield on Ravock is a prehistoric burial monument located in the upland terrain of Yorkshire, consisting of a concentration of cairns dating to the Bronze Age. The site comprises multiple stone burial mounds distributed across the moorland landscape northwest of Rovegill House, representative of the funerary practices characteristic of Bronze Age communities in northern England. The cairns would have served as durable markers for interred remains and possibly as focal points for ritual activity within the wider ritual landscape of the Bronze Age uplands. Such cairnfield monuments are significant archaeological remains that provide evidence of settlement patterns, funerary traditions, and land use during the Bronze Age period.

Cairnfield on Ravock, 880m north west of Rovegill House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016609. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Cairnfield on Ravock, 880m north west of Rovegill House?

Cairnfield on Ravock is a prehistoric burial monument located in the upland terrain of Yorkshire, consisting of a concentration of cairns dating to the Bronze Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016609.

Who is responsible for protecting Cairnfield on Ravock, 880m north west of Rovegill House?

Cairnfield on Ravock, 880m north west of Rovegill House 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 1016609.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cairnfield on Ravock, 880m north west of Rovegill House?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Late prehistoric walled settlement 200m south-south-east of East Mellwaters farmhouse (1.7 km), Late prehistoric ditched, scarp-edge settlement 400m south-south-west of East Mellwaters farmhouse (1.8 km), Roman signal station and camp 270m north east of Bowes Moor Hotel (3.3 km).

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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
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cairnfield on Ravock, 880m north west of Rovegill House

Cairnfield on Ravock, 880m north west of Rovegill House stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Cairnfield on Ravock, 880m north west of Rovegill House

CatterickRoman town · ~18.8 miles