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Ring cairn on Thorny Bank Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Yorkshire, England. The site comprises a cairn of stones arranged in a circular or ring-like formation, typical of funerary structures erected during the Bronze Age period. Such ring cairns served as focal points for ritual and burial practices, often marking the graves of individuals of some social standing within their communities. The monument's survival into the present day provides evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and funerary customs in the Yorkshire uplands.
Ring cairn on Thorny Bank Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012605. View the official record →
Ring cairn on Thorny Bank Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012605.
Ring cairn on Thorny Bank Hill 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 1012605.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bolton Castle (1.9 km), Cairn 255m south west of Moor House Farm (3.2 km), Keld Heads lead smelt mill and mine complex (3.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Ring cairn on Thorny Bank Hill'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 on Thorny Bank Hill stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.