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Round cairn on Broad Flats is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Yorkshire. The site consists of a circular cairn constructed from stone, a characteristic form of funerary architecture prevalent during the Bronze Age in northern England. Such cairns typically served as burial places for individuals of social standing and may have been focal points for ceremonial activity within their contemporary landscapes. The monument's survival to the present day provides evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and burial practices in the Yorkshire region.
Round cairn on Broad Flats is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010546. View the official record →
Round cairn on Broad Flats is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010546.
Round cairn on Broad Flats 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 1010546.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lower Colgarth Hill round cairn (6.7 km), Pillow mounds east of Friars Head, known as Giants' Graves (7.1 km), Crane Field round barrow (7.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round cairn on Broad Flats'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 on Broad Flats stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.