Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRound cairn 970m south of Hob Hurst's House

Round cairn 970m south of Hob Hurst's House

England
List entry 1017001
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017001
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.03 hectares
Grid reference
SK 28593 68272
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round cairn 970m south of Hob Hurst's House is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Derbyshire. The site comprises a round cairn, a form of funerary monument typical of the Bronze Age period, constructed from a mound of stones rather than earth. Such cairns served as repositories for cremated or inhumed remains and often contained grave goods reflecting the status and beliefs of the deceased. The monument's survival in the landscape provides evidence of Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in the Derbyshire uplands.

Round cairn 970m south of Hob Hurst's House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017001. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Round cairn 970m south of Hob Hurst's House?

Round cairn 970m south of Hob Hurst's House is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017001.

Who is responsible for protecting Round cairn 970m south of Hob Hurst's House?

Round cairn 970m south 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 1017001.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round cairn 970m south 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 km), Moated site and fishponds 300m north east of Snitterton Hall (7.7 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
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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Literature
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Legal
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round cairn 970m south of Hob Hurst's House

Round cairn 970m south 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.