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Devil's Apronful is a Bronze Age cairn located in Yorkshire, England. The monument consists of a substantial heap of stones that represents a burial mound characteristic of the Bronze Age period, when such cairns served as communal or individual burial structures across northern Britain. The site's vernacular name, Devil's Apronful, reflects local folklore traditions associated with the monument's prominent stone pile. As a scheduled ancient monument, it forms part of the archaeological record documenting Bronze Age funerary practices in the Yorkshire region.
Devil's Apronful cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010555. View the official record →
Devil's Apronful is a Bronze Age cairn located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010555.
Devil's Apronful 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 1010555.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Five carved rocks grouped between Dryas Dike and Delves Beck 840m ESE of Blackhill House, Middleton Moor (8.8 km), Cup and groove marked rock on slope south of Delves Beck 870m east of Moor End Farm, Middleton Moor (8.9 km), Round Hill, round barrow 1/2 mile (800m) NNE of Upper Austby Farm (9 km).
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