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Round cairn 780m south west of Offerton House is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Derbyshire. The structure comprises a circular mound constructed from stones, characteristic of cairn burial traditions practised during the Bronze Age period. Such monuments typically functioned as communal or individual burial sites and represent significant evidence of ritual and funerary practice in prehistoric Derbyshire. The cairn's survival as an upstanding earthwork contributes to understanding the distribution and character of Bronze Age settlement and ceremonial activity across the Peak District landscape.
Round cairn 780m south west of Offerton House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016624. View the official record →
Round cairn 780m south west of Offerton House is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016624.
Round cairn 780m south west of Offerton House 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 1016624.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows east of Hay Dale (8.1 km), Bowl barrow west of Castlegate Lane (8.2 km), White Cliff bowl barrow (8.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round cairn 780m south west of Offerton House'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 780m south west of Offerton House stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.