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Ring cairn on Langcliffe Scar is a Bronze Age burial monument located on the limestone uplands near Settle in North Yorkshire. The cairn consists of a central burial chamber surrounded by a ring of stones, a distinctive form of funerary architecture characteristic of the Bronze Age period in northern England. Its position on Langcliffe Scar, in close proximity to Victoria Cave, places it within a landscape of significant archaeological interest spanning multiple periods of human occupation. The monument survives as a substantial earthwork and stone structure, providing evidence of burial practices and territorial use of the Pennine uplands during the second millennium BC.
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 burial monument located on the limestone uplands near Settle in 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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