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Round cairn on Curbar Edge is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated on the gritstone moorland of the Peak District. The cairn consists of a mound of stones constructed during the Bronze Age, when such structures served as burial monuments for cremated or inhumed remains. Its location on the exposed upland landscape is typical of Bronze Age cairn distribution in Derbyshire, reflecting patterns of contemporary settlement and ritual activity in the region. The monument represents an important element of the archaeological record documenting funerary practices and landscape use during the second millennium before the Common Era.
Round cairn on Curbar Edge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008597. View the official record →
Round cairn on Curbar Edge is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated on the gritstone moorland of the Peak District. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008597.
Round cairn on Curbar Edge 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 1008597.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn 450m north east of Raven Tor (8.3 km), Triple cairn, cairnfield and bole sites extending south westwards from Raven Tor (8.5 km), Cairn 600m south of Raven Tor (8.8 km).
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