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Enclosed Bronze Age urnfield 200m north west of Hanging Field Farm

England
List entry 1018254
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018254
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.13 hectares
Grid reference
SD 94334 25426
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Enclosed Bronze Age urnfield 200m north west of Hanging Field Farm is a Bronze Age burial ground located in Yorkshire, England. The site comprises an enclosed urnfield, a funerary landscape characteristic of the later Bronze Age period in Britain, typically dating to the second millennium BCE. Such enclosed urnfield monuments represent organised communal burial practices and reflect the social structures and ritual beliefs of Bronze Age communities. The designation and archaeological record of this monument contribute to understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and mortuary practices in the Yorkshire region.

Enclosed Bronze Age urnfield 200m north west of Hanging Field Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018254. View the official record →

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What is Enclosed Bronze Age urnfield 200m north west of Hanging Field Farm?

Enclosed Bronze Age urnfield 200m north west of Hanging Field Farm is a Bronze Age burial ground located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018254.

Who is responsible for protecting Enclosed Bronze Age urnfield 200m north west of Hanging Field Farm?

Enclosed Bronze Age urnfield 200m north west of Hanging Field Farm 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 1018254.

What other scheduled monuments are near Enclosed Bronze Age urnfield 200m north west of Hanging Field Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wayside cross known as Mount Cross (3.4 km), Wayside cross known as Reaps Cross (4.8 km), Old Church of St Thomas Becket, 210m north east of Daisy Field Farm (5 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
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Wayside cross known as Mount Cross
3.4 km
Wayside cross known as Reaps Cross
4.8 km
Old Church of St Thomas Becket, 210m north east of Daisy Field Farm
5 km
The old bridge over the Hebden Water at Hebden Bridge
5.2 km
Wayside cross known as Tinker Cross
5.3 km
Wayside cross known as Abel Cross
6.8 km
Wayside cross located on Slate Pit Hill
8.5 km
Blackstone Edge Roman road See also GREATER MANCHESTER 5
8.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Enclosed Bronze Age urnfield 200m north west of Hanging Field Farm

Enclosed Bronze Age urnfield 200m north west of Hanging Field Farm stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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