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Dudderhouse Hill Neolithic long cairn, 213m SSE of Long Scar

England
List entry 1489528
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1489528
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.06 hectares
Grid reference
SD7654471901
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Dudderhouse Hill is a Neolithic long cairn situated in Yorkshire, England, approximately 213 metres south-south-east of Long Scar. The monument dates to the Neolithic period and represents one of the communal burial structures characteristic of early farming communities in Britain. Long cairns of this type typically served as focal points for collective burial practices and ritual activity within their local landscapes. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry number 1489528, reflecting its archaeological importance as a designated ancient monument.

Dudderhouse Hill Neolithic long cairn, 213m SSE of Long Scar is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1489528. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Dudderhouse Hill Neolithic long cairn, 213m SSE of Long Scar?

Dudderhouse Hill is a Neolithic long cairn situated in Yorkshire, England, approximately 213 metres south-south-east of Long Scar. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1489528.

Who is responsible for protecting Dudderhouse Hill Neolithic long cairn, 213m SSE of Long Scar?

Dudderhouse Hill Neolithic long cairn, 213m SSE of Long Scar 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 1489528.

What other scheduled monuments are near Dudderhouse Hill Neolithic long cairn, 213m SSE of Long Scar?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Native settlement (3.4 km), Market Cross, Clapham (3.4 km), Large univallate hillfort on Ingleborough Hill. (3.5 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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Native settlement
3.4 km
Market Cross, Clapham
3.4 km
Large univallate hillfort on Ingleborough Hill.
3.5 km
Settlement in Top Cow Pasture, Selside
4.2 km
Settlement 1/3 mile (540m) SE of Chapel le Dale
5.4 km
Yarlsber camp
5.6 km
Settlement 1/4 mile (400m) W of Leys Barn
5.6 km
Cairn 60m north east of Dead Man's Cave
6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Dudderhouse Hill Neolithic long cairn, 213m SSE of Long Scar

Dudderhouse Hill Neolithic long cairn, 213m SSE of Long Scar stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

Domesday entry for Clapham, Yorkshire →
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