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The prehistoric landscape on Big Moor and Ramsley Moor is a Bronze Age and Iron Age archaeological complex located in Derbyshire on the upland moorland between Beeley and Baslow. The monument comprises numerous earthworks and archaeological features including burial cairns, field systems, clearance cairns, and settlement remains that collectively demonstrate sustained human activity and land use spanning the Bronze Age and into the Iron Age periods. The landscape reflects the exploitation of these moorland areas for pastoral and agricultural purposes, with the cairn-field systems representing the clearance of stones from cultivated areas. These upland monuments constitute an important archaeological record of prehistoric settlement patterns and agricultural practices in the Pennine region.
Prehistoric landscape on Big Moor and Ramsley Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004599. View the official record →
The prehistoric landscape on Big Moor and Ramsley Moor is a Bronze Age and Iron Age archaeological complex located in Derbyshire on the upland moorland between Beeley and Baslow. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004599.
Prehistoric landscape on Big Moor and Ramsley 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 1004599.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairnfield on Beeley Moor, east of Hell Bank Plantation (8.2 km), Cairnfield with enclosure, house platform and ring cairn 800m north east of Raven Tor (8.4 km), Medieval cross base 780m south west of Arkwright Plantation (8.7 km).
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