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Henge monument 300m north west of Cana Barn

England

List entry 1009790

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1009790

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

3.08 hectares

Grid reference

SE 36056 71846

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

Henge monument 300m north west of Cana Barn is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age ceremonial earthwork located in Yorkshire. The monument consists of a circular or sub-circular bank and ditch construction typical of henge monuments, which served ritual and gathering functions for prehistoric communities. Its precise dating and construction details remain subject to archaeological interpretation, though such monuments in this region generally date to the period between approximately 3000 and 1500 BCE. The site is protected as a scheduled monument, reflecting its significance as evidence of early ceremonial landscape use in Yorkshire.

Henge monument 300m north west of Cana Barn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009790. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Henge monument 300m north west of Cana Barn?

Henge monument 300m north west of Cana Barn is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age ceremonial earthwork located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009790.

Who is responsible for protecting Henge monument 300m north west of Cana Barn?

Henge monument 300m north west of Cana Barn 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 1009790.

What other scheduled monuments are near Henge monument 300m north west of Cana Barn?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 350m south of Low Barn (1.1 km), Round barrow 120m south of Low Barn (1.3 km), Round barrow 350m south east of Blois Hall Farm (1.4 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

The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round barrow 350m south of Low Barn

1.1 km

Round barrow 120m south of Low Barn

1.3 km

Round barrow 350m south east of Blois Hall Farm

1.4 km

Round barrow in Harland's Plantation

1.6 km

Round barrow 300m WNW of Low Barn

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Henge monument 300m north west of Cana Barn

Henge monument 300m north west of Cana Barn stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Henge monument 300m north west of Cana Barn

AldboroughRoman town · ~4.4 miles CatterickRoman town · ~18.9 miles YorkRoman town · ~19.4 miles Battle of Boroughbridge (1322)Battle (1322) · ~3.7 miles Battle of Myton 1319Battle (1319) · ~5.3 miles Battle of Marston Moor 1644Battle (1644) · ~14.2 miles Battle of the Standard 1138Battle (1138) · ~16.1 miles

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