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Hob Hurst's House: a square, banked and ditched burial cairn with cist on Harland Edge

England
List entry 1008600
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008600
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.1 hectares
Grid reference
SK 28743 69235
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Hob Hurst's House is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age burial cairn situated on Harland Edge in Derbyshire. The monument comprises a square mound surrounded by a bank and ditch, with a stone cist at its core, representing a funerary structure typical of northern English upland burial practices during the third and second millennia BC. The site's vernacular name reflects folk memory and local tradition associated with the site, though the cairn itself constitutes significant archaeological evidence for prehistoric mortuary practices in the Peak District region. The square ditched enclosure distinguishes this example from the more commonly encountered round barrows of the period.

Hob Hurst's House: a square, banked and ditched burial cairn with cist on Harland Edge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008600. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Hob Hurst's House: a square, banked and ditched burial cairn with cist on Harland Edge?

Hob Hurst's House is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age burial cairn situated on Harland Edge in Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008600.

Who is responsible for protecting Hob Hurst's House: a square, banked and ditched burial cairn with cist on Harland Edge?

Hob Hurst's House: a square, banked and ditched burial cairn with cist on Harland Edge 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 1008600.

What other scheduled monuments are near Hob Hurst's House: a square, banked and ditched burial cairn with cist on Harland Edge?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Darley Bridge (7.4 km), Old Millclose engine house and associated features, 570m south west of Cowley Hall (8 km), Doll Tor stone circle and cairn (8 km).

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Darley Bridge
7.4 km
Old Millclose engine house and associated features, 570m south west of Cowley Hall
8 km
Doll Tor stone circle and cairn
8 km
Moated site and fishponds 300m north east of Snitterton Hall
8.7 km
Mount Pleasant lead mines, immediately south of Wensley
8.7 km
Lumsdale Mills and associated water management features
8.7 km
Northern Dale lead mines
8.8 km
Matlock Bridge
9.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Hob Hurst's House: a square, banked and ditched burial cairn with cist on Harland Edge

Hob Hurst's House: a square, banked and ditched burial cairn with cist on Harland Edge stands on Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.

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