Scheduled MonumentsEnglandPeat Hill round cairn 575m north west of Pannierman Bridgestone, on Glaisdale High Moor

Peat Hill round cairn 575m north west of Pannierman Bridgestone, on Glaisdale High Moor

England
List entry 1018738
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018738
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.08 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 72810 01791
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Peat Hill round cairn is a Bronze Age burial monument located on Glaisdale High Moor in North Yorkshire. The site consists of a round cairn, a characteristic burial form of the Bronze Age period, constructed from stone and positioned in the moorland landscape northwest of Pannierman Bridgestone. Such cairns typically served as communal or individual burial structures and represent important evidence of prehistoric settlement and funerary practices in the upland regions of northern England. The monument's survival on the high moor contributes to our understanding of Bronze Age land use and social organisation in Yorkshire.

Peat Hill round cairn 575m north west of Pannierman Bridgestone, on Glaisdale High Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018738. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Peat Hill round cairn 575m north west of Pannierman Bridgestone, on Glaisdale High Moor?

Peat Hill round cairn is a Bronze Age burial monument located on Glaisdale High Moor in North Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018738.

Who is responsible for protecting Peat Hill round cairn 575m north west of Pannierman Bridgestone, on Glaisdale High Moor?

Peat Hill round cairn 575m north west of Pannierman Bridgestone, on Glaisdale High Moor 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 1018738.

What other scheduled monuments are near Peat Hill round cairn 575m north west of Pannierman Bridgestone, on Glaisdale High Moor?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hollins Mine and Bank Top iron calcining kilns (7.2 km), Southern of four round barrows known as Three Howes (7.2 km), Ana Cross round barrow and wayside cross (8 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
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Target Zones
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Peat Hill round cairn 575m north west of Pannierman Bridgestone, on Glaisdale High Moor

Peat Hill round cairn 575m north west of Pannierman Bridgestone, on Glaisdale High Moor stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Peat Hill round cairn 575m north west of Pannierman Bridgestone, on Glaisdale High Moor

Star CarrArchaeological site · ~19.8 miles