Scheduled MonumentsEnglandLow Bride Stones

Low Bride Stones

England
List entry 1004893
Nation
England
Boundary

Scheduled area

© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)

Overview

History & significance

Low Bride Stones is a Bronze Age ritual or burial monument located in Yorkshire. The site comprises standing stones arranged in a configuration typical of Bronze Age ceremonial landscapes, dating to the second millennium before Christ. The monument's precise function remains subject to archaeological interpretation, though such stone settings frequently served ritual, funerary, or territorial purposes within prehistoric communities. Low Bride Stones forms part of the broader pattern of Bronze Age stone monuments distributed across the Yorkshire Pennines and surrounding regions.

Low Bride Stones is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004893. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Low Bride Stones?

Low Bride Stones is a Bronze Age ritual or burial monument located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004893.

Who is responsible for protecting Low Bride Stones?

Low Bride Stones 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 1004893.

What other scheduled monuments are near Low Bride Stones?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Simon Howe: a round cairn on Goathland Moor, two associated round barrows, a standing stone and a stone alignment (6.8 km), Cairnfield on Howl Moor 510m south of Wheeldale Lodge, including an unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system and round burial cairns (7.7 km), Goathland Roman road, on Wheeldale Moor (7.7 km).

Aubrey Research

Generate a full report for this location

Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in Britain — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.

Research the area around Low Bride Stones