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Ewden Beck ring-cairn.

England
List entry 1010769
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010769
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.05 hectares
Grid reference
SK 23820 96649
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Ewden Beck ring-cairn is a prehistoric burial monument located in Yorkshire, England, dating to the Bronze Age. The site consists of a ring-cairn, a type of burial structure comprising a circular arrangement of stones with a central void or hollow, which represents a distinctive funerary tradition of the Bronze Age period. The monument survives as an archaeological feature of significance for understanding Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in the upland regions of Yorkshire. Ring-cairns of this type are relatively uncommon in the archaeological record and provide valuable evidence for the ceremonial and domestic organisation of Bronze Age communities.

Ewden Beck ring-cairn. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010769. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Ewden Beck ring-cairn.?

Ewden Beck ring-cairn is a prehistoric burial monument located in Yorkshire, England, dating to the Bronze Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010769.

Who is responsible for protecting Ewden Beck ring-cairn.?

Ewden Beck ring-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 1010769.

What other scheduled monuments are near Ewden Beck ring-cairn.?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ring cairn, 340m north west of Mortimer House (2.2 km), Cowell Flat prehistoric field system, 350m south east of Mortimer House (2.7 km), Wayside cross on Bradfield Moor known as New Cross (4.4 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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Ring cairn, 340m north west of Mortimer House
2.2 km
Cowell Flat prehistoric field system, 350m south east of Mortimer House
2.7 km
Wayside cross on Bradfield Moor known as New Cross
4.4 km
Bailey Hill motte and bailey castle, High Bradfield
4.9 km
Castle Hill motte and bailey castle, High Bradfield
5.5 km
Round cairn 1140m north east of Bamford House
7.1 km
Pike Low bowl barrow
9 km
Hordron Edge stone circle, 540m south east of Cutthroat Bridge
10.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Ewden Beck ring-cairn.

Ewden Beck ring-cairn. stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Ewden Beck ring-cairn.

Battle of Adwalton Moor 1643Battle (1643) · ~20.4 miles
Domesday entry for shelf, Yorkshire →
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