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Ring cairn and two round cairns on Hoare Edge is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Shropshire, south-east of Nine Springs Farm. The site comprises a ring cairn accompanied by two substantial round cairns, representing a clustered funerary complex typical of later prehistoric upland communities. Such monuments reflect the ceremonial and burial practices of Bronze Age societies, with ring cairns being particularly characteristic of the later Bronze Age period in Britain. The cairns remain visible as earthworks on the Hoare Edge landscape, contributing to the archaeological record of Shropshire's prehistoric settlement and ritual activity.
Ring cairn and two round cairns on Hoare Edge, 550m south east of Nine Springs Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008387. View the official record →
Ring cairn and two round cairns on Hoare Edge is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Shropshire, south-east of Nine Springs Farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008387.
Ring cairn and two round cairns on Hoare Edge, 550m south east of Nine Springs Farm 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 1008387.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Coal mining remains at Cornbrook on Clee Hill (1.3 km), Churchyard cross at St Mary's Church (2.6 km), Limeworks at The Novers (3.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Ring cairn and two round cairns on Hoare Edge, 550m south east of Nine Springs Farm'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 and two round cairns on Hoare Edge, 550m south east of Nine Springs Farm stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.