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Calton Gill round cairn is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Yorkshire, England. The monument consists of a circular heap of stones characteristic of cairn construction from the Bronze Age period, when such burial structures were commonly erected across the upland regions of northern England. The site represents an important example of funerary practice during the second millennium before the present era, reflecting the ceremonial and commemorative traditions of Bronze Age communities in the Yorkshire landscape.
Calton Gill round cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010441. View the official record →
Calton Gill round cairn is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010441.
Calton Gill round cairn 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 1010441.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rock with at least 15 cups 240m south of Great Wood Laithe, Horse Close Hill (7.4 km), Subcircular enclosed settlement on Horse Close Hill 250m north of Horse Close Farm (7.5 km), Rock with one cup at the base of a wall, 250m NNE of Cawder Hall Farm, Horse Close Hill (7.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Calton Gill round cairn's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Calton Gill round cairn stands on Bowland High Group And Craven Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.