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Golden Heights round cairn is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on Rudland Rigg in Yorkshire. The site comprises a round cairn, a characteristic burial mound of the Bronze Age period constructed from stone, which represents an important example of prehistoric burial practice in the region. A wayside cross also stands within or near the monument complex, indicating later medieval or early modern use of the location. The cairn's survival on the moorland landscape provides archaeological evidence of Bronze Age settlement and mortuary traditions in the Yorkshire uplands.
Golden Heights round cairn and wayside cross on Rudland Rigg is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019517. View the official record →
Golden Heights round cairn is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on Rudland Rigg in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019517.
Golden Heights round cairn and wayside cross on Rudland Rigg 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 1019517.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn cemetery NE of Birk Nab Farm (5.5 km), Potato Nab round barrow 1020m south west of Penny Holme (5.8 km), Stone Ruckles round barrow on Beadlam Rigg (6 km).
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