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Round cairn 460m north of New Barn is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Derbyshire. The site consists of a circular mound constructed from stone, characteristic of cairn construction practices during the Bronze Age period when such monuments served as repositories for the cremated or inhumed remains of deceased individuals. The cairn's preservation as a scheduled monument reflects its archaeological importance as evidence of prehistoric funerary practices and settlement patterns in the Peak District region. Its survival into the modern era provides valuable data for understanding Bronze Age burial customs and the ritual landscape of Iron Age and later Derbyshire.
Round cairn 460m north of New Barn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020086. View the official record →
Round cairn 460m north of New Barn is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020086.
Round cairn 460m north of New Barn 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 1020086.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Benty Grange hlaew (8.8 km), Two bowl barrows at Pilsbury (9.4 km), Bee Low bowl barrow (9.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round cairn 460m north of New Barn'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.
Round cairn 460m north of New Barn stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.