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Cairns on In Moor, Struntry Carr

England
List entry 1004186
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004186
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
3.96 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 80449 03022
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cairns on In Moor, Struntry Carr is a prehistoric monument located in Yorkshire, England. The site comprises cairn structures dating to the Bronze Age, representing a significant form of funerary or ceremonial monument construction common to upland regions of northern Britain during this period. Such cairns typically functioned as burial mounds or ritual markers within the Bronze Age landscape, and their presence on In Moor contributes to understanding settlement and burial practices in Yorkshire's moorland areas. The monument remains an important archaeological record of prehistoric activity in the region, designated for protection under the heritage listing system.

Cairns on In Moor, Struntry Carr is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004186. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Cairns on In Moor, Struntry Carr?

Cairns on In Moor, Struntry Carr is a prehistoric monument located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004186.

Who is responsible for protecting Cairns on In Moor, Struntry Carr?

Cairns on In Moor, Struntry Carr 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 1004186.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cairns on In Moor, Struntry Carr?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two sections of Roman road on Pickering Moor (6.9 km), Field system and cairnfield on Lockton High Moor, 1km NNE of Needle Point (7.8 km), Mauley Cross in Cropton Forest 580m north of Hill Top Farm (8.7 km).

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Overview
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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
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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Two sections of Roman road on Pickering Moor
6.9 km
Field system and cairnfield on Lockton High Moor, 1km NNE of Needle Point
7.8 km
Mauley Cross in Cropton Forest 580m north of Hill Top Farm
8.7 km
Old Wife's Mound round barrow, 750m north west of Low Leaf Howe House
8.8 km
Leaf Howe round barrow
8.9 km
Head Road round cairn
9 km
Cairnfield and field systems on Saltergate Moor, immediately north of Nab Farm
9.3 km
Round barrow 660m south west of Glebe Farm
9.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cairns on In Moor, Struntry Carr

Cairns on In Moor, Struntry Carr stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Cairns on In Moor, Struntry Carr

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