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Pike Hill round cairns is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire, England. The site comprises multiple round cairns, which are burial mounds constructed from stone and earth and represent characteristic funerary practices of the Bronze Age period, roughly 2200 to 700 BC. Round cairns of this type typically contained cremated or inhumed human remains, often accompanied by grave goods such as pottery and metalwork that reflect the status and beliefs of the buried individuals. The Pike Hill cairns contribute to our understanding of Bronze Age settlement patterns and ritual practices in northern England, forming part of the broader archaeological landscape of Yorkshire's prehistoric heritage.
Pike Hill round cairns is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003142. View the official record →
Pike Hill round cairns is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003142.
Pike Hill round cairns 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 1003142.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mauley Cross in Cropton Forest 580m north of Hill Top Farm (7.3 km), Head Road round cairn (8.6 km), Two sections of Roman road on Flamborough Rigg (8.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Pike Hill round cairns'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.
Pike Hill round cairns stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.