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Round cairn 890m SSW of Hob Hurst's House

England
List entry 1017000
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017000
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.04 hectares
Grid reference
SK 28562 68356
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round cairn 890m SSW of Hob Hurst's House is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Derbyshire, England. The cairn comprises a mound of stones raised over a grave or graves and represents a form of burial practice common across Britain during the Bronze Age, typically dating from around 2000 to 1000 BCE. As a funerary structure, it provides archaeological evidence of prehistoric mortuary customs and settlement patterns in the Peak District region. The monument is recorded in the National Heritage List for England under designation reference 1017000, indicating its recognition as a site of national archaeological importance.

Round cairn 890m SSW of Hob Hurst's House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017000. View the official record →

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What is Round cairn 890m SSW of Hob Hurst's House?

Round cairn 890m SSW of Hob Hurst's House is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Derbyshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017000.

Who is responsible for protecting Round cairn 890m SSW of Hob Hurst's House?

Round cairn 890m SSW of Hob Hurst's 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 1017000.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round cairn 890m SSW of Hob Hurst's House?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Old Millclose engine house and associated features, 570m south west of Cowley Hall (7.1 km), Moated site and fishponds 300m north east of Snitterton Hall (7.8 km), Mount Pleasant lead mines, immediately south of Wensley (7.8 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Historical Maps
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Literature
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Legal
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Old Millclose engine house and associated features, 570m south west of Cowley Hall
7.1 km
Moated site and fishponds 300m north east of Snitterton Hall
7.8 km
Mount Pleasant lead mines, immediately south of Wensley
7.8 km
Northern Dale lead mines
7.9 km
Lumsdale Mills and associated water management features
8 km
Matlock Bridge
8.3 km
Two lead mines known as Winster Pitts and Drummer's Venture
8.9 km
Slack, Mount Pleasant and Barmasters Grove lead mines 390m south east of Blakelow Farm
9.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round cairn 890m SSW of Hob Hurst's House

Round cairn 890m SSW of Hob Hurst's House stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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