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Carved rock, cist and cairnfield 580m west of Hindon Edge

England
List entry 1021116
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1021116
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
3.47 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 04915 24168
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The carved rock, cist and cairnfield located 580 metres west of Hindon Edge is a Bronze Age monument complex situated in County Durham. The site comprises a carved rock surface, a stone burial cist, and an associated cairnfield, features typical of Bronze Age funerary and ceremonial landscapes. The carved rock demonstrates evidence of prehistoric rock art, whilst the cist represents a formal burial structure of the period. Together, these elements constitute an important archaeological record of Bronze Age settlement and ritual activity in the upland regions of northern England.

Carved rock, cist and cairnfield 580m west of Hindon Edge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021116. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Carved rock, cist and cairnfield 580m west of Hindon Edge?

The carved rock, cist and cairnfield located 580 metres west of Hindon Edge is a Bronze Age monument complex situated in County Durham. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021116.

Who is responsible for protecting Carved rock, cist and cairnfield 580m west of Hindon Edge?

Carved rock, cist and cairnfield 580m west of Hindon Edge 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 1021116.

What other scheduled monuments are near Carved rock, cist and cairnfield 580m west of Hindon Edge?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Barnard Castle: ringwork, shell keep castle, chapel and dovecote (7.8 km), Barnard Castle Bridge (7.8 km), Area of carved bedrock 120m south of The Rigg (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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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Barnard Castle: ringwork, shell keep castle, chapel and dovecote
7.8 km
Barnard Castle Bridge
7.8 km
Area of carved bedrock 120m south of The Rigg
8.7 km
Four areas of carving on a rock outcrop 200m south west of The Rigg
8.8 km
Carved rock with one cup and four grooves 260m south west of The Rigg
8.8 km
Two carved rocks east of West Pasture, 335m south west of The Rigg
8.9 km
Carved rock in West Pasture 385m south west of The Rigg
8.9 km
Carved rock 160m north west of Abbey Farm
9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Carved rock, cist and cairnfield 580m west of Hindon Edge

Carved rock, cist and cairnfield 580m west of Hindon Edge stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Carved rock, cist and cairnfield 580m west of Hindon Edge

CatterickRoman town · ~19 milesBattle of Neville's Cross 1346Battle (1346) · ~17.2 miles
Domesday entry for Romaldkirk, Yorkshire →
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