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Round cairn on Granny Hill, 420m south east of Loft Howe is a Bronze Age burial monument situated in Yorkshire. The cairn comprises a mound of stones typical of prehistoric funerary practice in northern England, representing the remains of ritual activity and burial custom from the second millennium BC. Such monuments frequently contained cremated or inhumed remains and often marked territorial or communal significance within Bronze Age societies. The site's survival and scheduling as a heritage monument reflects its archaeological value in understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and mortuary practices across the Yorkshire landscape.
Round cairn on Granny Hill, 420m south east of Loft Howe is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017029. View the official record →
Round cairn on Granny Hill, 420m south east of Loft Howe is a Bronze Age burial monument situated in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017029.
Round cairn on Granny Hill, 420m south east of Loft Howe 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 1017029.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Northern of two round barrows known as Row Howes, 640m south east of East Moor Farm (2.2 km), Southern of two round barrows known as Row Howes, 680m south east of East Moor Farm (2.3 km), Prehistoric linear boundary and associated features including a medieval monastic grange, north, east and south east of Moorsome Farm (4.4 km).
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