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Cairns at Winyards Nick, 680m WSW of Carl Wark Hillfort

England
List entry 1018069
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018069
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.03 hectares
Grid reference
SK 25303 81266
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cairns at Winyards Nick is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Derbyshire, situated approximately 680 metres west-southwest of Carl Wark hillfort. The site comprises cairns, burial structures of stone heaped over inhumed or cremated remains typical of the Bronze Age period. These monuments form part of the broader landscape of prehistoric funerary activity in the Peak District region, reflecting the ritual and commemorative practices of Bronze Age communities. The cairns contribute to understanding of settlement patterns and burial customs in this area during the second millennium before the Common Era.

Cairns at Winyards Nick, 680m WSW of Carl Wark Hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018069. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Cairns at Winyards Nick, 680m WSW of Carl Wark Hillfort?

Cairns at Winyards Nick is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Derbyshire, situated approximately 680 metres west-southwest of Carl Wark hillfort. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018069.

Who is responsible for protecting Cairns at Winyards Nick, 680m WSW of Carl Wark Hillfort?

Cairns at Winyards Nick, 680m WSW of Carl Wark Hillfort 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 1018069.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cairns at Winyards Nick, 680m WSW of Carl Wark Hillfort?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cross ridge dyke, 800m east of Bleaklow (8.2 km), Cairn 1500m north west of Newbridge Farm (8.2 km), Village settlement and barrows E of Gardom's Edge (8.3 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
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Historical Maps
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Cross ridge dyke, 800m east of Bleaklow
8.2 km
Cairn 1500m north west of Newbridge Farm
8.2 km
Village settlement and barrows E of Gardom's Edge
8.3 km
Brightside lead mine, 80m south west of Brightside Cottage
8.4 km
Cairnfield, field system and ring cairn 1300m NNW of Newbridge Farm
8.4 km
Blake Low bowl barrow
8.4 km
Baslow Bridge
8.9 km
A group of three lead working coes, a shaft and a dressing floor on Longstone Edge
9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cairns at Winyards Nick, 680m WSW of Carl Wark Hillfort

Cairns at Winyards Nick, 680m WSW of Carl Wark Hillfort stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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