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Round cairn on Newton Moor, 840m north east of Summer Hill Farm

England
List entry 1018663
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018663
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.04 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 59708 12438
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round cairn on Newton Moor, 840m north east of Summer Hill Farm, is a prehistoric burial monument located in Yorkshire. The cairn dates to the Bronze Age and comprises a circular mound constructed of stone, characteristic of the burial practices employed across northern England during this period. Such monuments served as permanent markers for the dead and often contained cremated remains or inhumations within central burial features. The site represents an important component of the Bronze Age funerary landscape of the Yorkshire uplands, contributing to understanding of prehistoric settlement and ritual practices in this region.

Round cairn on Newton Moor, 840m north east of Summer Hill Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018663. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Round cairn on Newton Moor, 840m north east of Summer Hill Farm?

Round cairn on Newton Moor, 840m north east of Summer Hill Farm, is a prehistoric burial monument located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018663.

Who is responsible for protecting Round cairn on Newton Moor, 840m north east of Summer Hill Farm?

Round cairn on Newton Moor, 840m north east of Summer Hill Farm 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 1018663.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round cairn on Newton Moor, 840m north east of Summer Hill Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairns SSW of West House (5.6 km), Round barrow 550m west of Baysdale Farm (5.7 km), Cross dyke 850m WSW of Baysdale Farm (5.9 km).

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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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round cairns SSW of West House
5.6 km
Round barrow 550m west of Baysdale Farm
5.7 km
Cross dyke 850m WSW of Baysdale Farm
5.9 km
Baysdale Abbey Bridge, 460m east of Baysdale Farm
6.1 km
Medieval settlement of Little Broughton, associated field system and site of medieval chapel
6.7 km
Wayside cross known as Baysdale Cross on Middle Head Intake 1000m south west of Baysdale Abbey
7.1 km
Round barrow at Tidy Brown Hill
7.4 km
Three round barrows 60m north of Burton Howe
9.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round cairn on Newton Moor, 840m north east of Summer Hill Farm

Round cairn on Newton Moor, 840m north east of Summer Hill Farm stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Round cairn on Newton Moor, 840m north east of Summer Hill Farm

CatterickRoman town · ~24.5 milesBattle of Northallerton 1138Battle (1138) · ~17.2 milesBattle of the Standard 1138Battle (1138) · ~17.3 miles
Domesday entry for Hutton, Yorkshire →
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