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Lower Colgarth Hill round cairn is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Yorkshire, England. The monument consists of a circular cairn constructed from stone, typical of funerary monuments erected during the Bronze Age period. Round cairns of this type served as burial structures for prominent individuals within prehistoric communities and often contained cremated or inhumed remains, sometimes accompanied by grave goods. The site represents an important surviving example of Bronze Age funerary practice in the Yorkshire landscape, contributing to archaeological understanding of burial customs and settlement patterns in northern England during this prehistoric period.
Lower Colgarth Hill round cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010541. View the official record →
Lower Colgarth Hill round cairn is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010541.
Lower Colgarth Hill round cairn 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 1010541.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow north of Moor Syke, Crane Field (1.9 km), Icehouse in Coniston Hall Park, 390m south east of Coniston Hall (2.2 km), Enclosure on Steeling Hill (2.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Lower Colgarth Hill round cairn'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.
Lower Colgarth Hill round cairn stands on Bowland High Group And Craven Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone.