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Ring cairn on Langcliffe Scar is a Bronze Age ceremonial or burial monument located on the limestone uplands east of Victoria Cave in the Settle area of North Yorkshire. The site comprises a circular arrangement of stones forming a ring cairn, a monument type typical of the Bronze Age period, likely dating to the second or early first millennium BC. Such ring cairns commonly functioned as burial structures or ritual monuments within Bronze Age funerary practice on the upland landscapes of northern England. The monument's position on Langcliffe Scar, within a landscape rich in prehistoric activity, reflects the continued use of elevated terrain for ceremonial purposes during the Bronze Age.
Ring cairn on Langcliffe Scar, 800m ESE of Victoria Cave is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014353. View the official record →
Ring cairn on Langcliffe Scar is a Bronze Age ceremonial or burial monument located on the limestone uplands east of Victoria Cave in the Settle area of North Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014353.
Ring cairn on Langcliffe Scar, 800m ESE of Victoria Cave 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 1014353.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pikedaw Hill southern cairn (3.9 km), Medieval settlements and lynchets extending NW from Town Head (4.9 km), Field system S of Malham Cove (5.2 km).
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