Scheduled MonumentsEnglandCairnfield on Standingstones Rigg, including a cup and ring marked rock 780m and 800m north west of Linglands Farm

Cairnfield on Standingstones Rigg, including a cup and ring marked rock 780m and 800m north west of Linglands Farm

England
List entry 1019799
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019799
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.95 hectares
Grid reference
SE 98047 96859, SE 98140 96989
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cairnfield on Standingstones Rigg is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire, England, comprising a scatter of burial cairns across the moorland landscape. The site includes associated cup and ring marked rock art panels situated approximately 780 to 800 metres north-west of Linglands Farm, which demonstrate the ritual and ceremonial use of this upland territory during the Bronze Age period. The rock carvings, featuring the characteristic concentric circular motifs typical of prehistoric rock art traditions in northern Britain, indicate the symbolic importance of the natural rock outcrops within the wider burial landscape. The cairnfield represents a significant concentration of funerary activity and reflects Bronze Age settlement patterns and land use in the Pennine uplands.

Cairnfield on Standingstones Rigg, including a cup and ring marked rock 780m and 800m north west of Linglands Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019799. View the official record →

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What is Cairnfield on Standingstones Rigg, including a cup and ring marked rock 780m and 800m north west of Linglands Farm?

Cairnfield on Standingstones Rigg is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire, England, comprising a scatter of burial cairns across the moorland landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019799.

Who is responsible for protecting Cairnfield on Standingstones Rigg, including a cup and ring marked rock 780m and 800m north west of Linglands Farm?

Cairnfield on Standingstones Rigg, including a cup and ring marked rock 780m and 800m north west of Linglands 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 1019799.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cairnfield on Standingstones Rigg, including a cup and ring marked rock 780m and 800m north west of Linglands Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow in Raincliffe Woods, 420m north of Osborne Lodge (9.5 km), Skell Dikes: a prehistoric linear boundary with two associated round barrows and an adjoining pit alignment (9.7 km), Round barrow 520m north west of Keepers Cottage (9.7 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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A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
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 on Standingstones Rigg, including a cup and ring marked rock 780m and 800m north west of Linglands Farm

Cairnfield on Standingstones Rigg, including a cup and ring marked rock 780m and 800m north west of Linglands Farm stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Cairnfield on Standingstones Rigg, including a cup and ring marked rock 780m and 800m north west of Linglands Farm

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