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Horn Ridge cross dyke, cairnfield, round cairn and prehistoric hut circles is a complex of Bronze Age and Iron Age monuments located in Yorkshire. The site comprises multiple archaeological features including a substantial cross-ridge dyke, a field of cairns, a prominent round cairn, and the remains of prehistoric domestic structures in the form of hut circles, indicating sustained settlement and land use during the later prehistoric period. The cross dyke represents a linear defensive or territorial boundary feature characteristic of the Iron Age, whilst the cairnfield and associated round cairn demonstrate funerary and possibly ceremonial practices from the Bronze Age. Together these elements form a palimpsest of prehistoric activity illustrating the evolving use of the upland landscape across several centuries of protohistory.
Horn Ridge cross dyke, cairnfield, round cairn and prehistoric hut circles is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019969. View the official record →
Horn Ridge cross dyke, cairnfield, round cairn and prehistoric hut circles is a complex of Bronze Age and Iron Age monuments located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019969.
Horn Ridge cross dyke, cairnfield, round cairn and prehistoric hut circles 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 1019969.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Potato Nab round barrow 1020m south west of Penny Holme (6.1 km), Cairn cemetery NE of Birk Nab Farm (6.2 km), Two round barrows, 245m and 340m north west of Barmoor Lodge (6.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Horn Ridge cross dyke, cairnfield, round cairn and prehistoric hut circles's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Horn Ridge cross dyke, cairnfield, round cairn and prehistoric hut circles stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.