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Ring cairn 310m north of Woodhead on Harden Moor is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire. The site comprises a circular cairn with a distinctive ring form, characteristic of ritual and burial structures from the Bronze Age period. Ring cairns of this type typically functioned as burial monuments or ceremonial centres, often associated with the wider landscape of upland ritual activity in northern England. The monument remains a significant example of prehistoric monumental architecture in the Yorkshire uplands, reflecting the ceremonial practices and territorial organisation of Bronze Age communities.
Ring cairn 310m north of Woodhead on Harden Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018237. View the official record →
Ring cairn 310m north of Woodhead on Harden Moor is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018237.
Ring cairn 310m north of Woodhead on Harden 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 1018237.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn 290m north of Woodhead on Harden Moor (0.1 km), Cairn 330m north of Woodhead on Harden Moor (0.1 km), Late prehistoric enclosed settlement known as Catstones Ring on Catstones Hill (0.9 km).
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