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The Round cairn at Gospel Hillocks, Cowdale is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Derbyshire. The cairn consists of a mound of stones constructed as a burial marker, typical of Bronze Age mortuary practices in the Peak District and surrounding upland regions. Such cairns served as repositories for cremated or inhumed remains and functioned as territorial or dynastic markers within the prehistoric landscape. The site's survival and scheduling as a heritage monument reflects its significance as evidence of Bronze Age settlement patterns and funerary behaviour in the Midlands.
Round cairn at Gospel Hillocks, Cowdale is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012595. View the official record →
The Round cairn at Gospel Hillocks, Cowdale is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012595.
Round cairn at Gospel Hillocks, Cowdale 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 1012595.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dowel Cave (4.1 km), Fox Hole Cave (5.5 km), Bowl barrow north-east of Coatestown (5.8 km).
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