Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRing cairn at the northern end of Scale Knoll Allotment, 750m WNW of Haythwaite

Ring cairn at the northern end of Scale Knoll Allotment, 750m WNW of Haythwaite

England
List entry 1017425
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017425
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 05011 09298
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Ring cairn at the northern end of Scale Knoll Allotment is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Yorkshire, approximately 750 metres west-north-west of Haythwaite. The site comprises a cairn of stones arranged in a distinctive ring formation, characteristic of funerary structures built during the Bronze Age period. Such ring cairns typically functioned as ritual or burial monuments associated with Bronze Age communities and their memorial practices. The monument survives as an upstanding archaeological feature and remains a designated heritage asset of national importance, registered on the National Heritage List for England under list entry number 1017425.

Ring cairn at the northern end of Scale Knoll Allotment, 750m WNW of Haythwaite is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017425. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Ring cairn at the northern end of Scale Knoll Allotment, 750m WNW of Haythwaite?

Ring cairn at the northern end of Scale Knoll Allotment is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Yorkshire, approximately 750 metres west-north-west of Haythwaite. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017425.

Who is responsible for protecting Ring cairn at the northern end of Scale Knoll Allotment, 750m WNW of Haythwaite?

Ring cairn at the northern end of Scale Knoll Allotment, 750m WNW of Haythwaite 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 1017425.

What other scheduled monuments are near Ring cairn at the northern end of Scale Knoll Allotment, 750m WNW of Haythwaite?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn on Holgate How (4.9 km), Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation, 360m east of Shooters Well (6.6 km), Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation, 365m east of Shooters Well (6.6 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Ring cairn at the northern end of Scale Knoll Allotment, 750m WNW of Haythwaite

Ring cairn at the northern end of Scale Knoll Allotment, 750m WNW of Haythwaite stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

The wider landscape

Around Ring cairn at the northern end of Scale Knoll Allotment, 750m WNW of Haythwaite

CatterickRoman town · ~12.5 milesBattle of Neville's Cross 1346Battle (1346) · ~24.3 miles