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Ring cairn 430m south west of Wood End is a Bronze Age funerary monument comprising a circular mound of stone with a central depression or hollow, characteristic of the ring cairn type. Located in Yorkshire, this structure represents evidence of burial practice during the Bronze Age period, when such monuments served as focal points for mortuary ritual and ancestral commemoration. The monument's physical form, distinguished by its distinctive ring configuration and central feature, reflects contemporary cairn-building traditions across upland Britain. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England as a scheduled monument, recognising its archaeological significance and preservation value.
Ring cairn 430m south west of Wood End is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014354. View the official record →
Ring cairn 430m south west of Wood End is a Bronze Age funerary monument comprising a circular mound of stone with a central depression or hollow, characteristic of the ring cairn type. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014354.
Ring cairn 430m south west of Wood End 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 1014354.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cup and ring marked rock 150m west of Low Edge Farm, Bradley Moor (9.8 km), Late prehistoric enclosed settlement known as Round Dykes Camp on Addingham Low Moor (9.8 km), Cup, ring and groove marked rock south of derelict wall on Bradley Moor, 70m south west of Low Edge Farm (9.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Ring cairn 430m south west of Wood End'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.
Ring cairn 430m south west of Wood End stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.