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Golden Heights round cairn and wayside cross on Rudland Rigg is a scheduled ancient monument located in Yorkshire comprising two distinct structures of different periods. The round cairn represents Bronze Age funerary or ceremonial activity on the moorland landscape, whilst the wayside cross reflects later medieval or post-medieval religious practice and wayfinding. The site's location on Rudland Rigg, positioned within the broader upland archaeology of the North York Moors, demonstrates the long continuity of use and significance of this moorland terrain across multiple historical periods. Together, these monuments illustrate the palimpsest of human activity accumulated across the Bronze Age through the medieval period.
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 and wayside cross on Rudland Rigg is a scheduled ancient monument located in Yorkshire comprising two distinct structures of different periods. 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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