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Green Low ringcairn is a Bronze Age ceremonial monument located in Derbyshire, consisting of a circular earthwork with a central burial cairn surrounded by a ditch. The site dates to the early Bronze Age, approximately 2000 to 1500 BCE, and represents a form of funerary architecture characteristic of this period in the Midlands region. The ringcairn structure indicates a significant communal or elite burial practice, with the surrounding ditch serving both ritual and defensive functions. As a scheduled ancient monument, Green Low provides archaeological evidence for Bronze Age burial customs and the territorial organisation of prehistoric Derbyshire communities.
Green Low ringcairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009521. View the official record →
Green Low ringcairn is a Bronze Age ceremonial monument located in Derbyshire, consisting of a circular earthwork with a central burial cairn surrounded by a ditch. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009521.
Green Low ringcairn 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 1009521.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cow Low bowl barrow (4.7 km), Bull Ring henge, oval barrow and bowl barrow (4.8 km), Lady Low barrow (5.1 km).
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