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Round cairn on Newton Moor, 870m south east of Hanging Stone is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire, England. The cairn consists of a circular mound of stones constructed as a burial monument, typical of Bronze Age mortuary practice in upland regions of northern England. Such monuments were built to mark the graves of individuals or small family groups and often contained burials accompanied by grave goods. The site forms part of the wider Bronze Age landscape of Newton Moor, demonstrating the pattern of burial monument construction across the region during the second millennium BC.
Round cairn on Newton Moor, 870m south east of Hanging Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018665. View the official record →
Round cairn on Newton Moor, 870m south east of Hanging Stone is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018665.
Round cairn on Newton Moor, 870m south east of Hanging Stone 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 1018665.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairns SSW of West House (5.9 km), Round barrow 550m west of Baysdale Farm (5.9 km), Cross dyke 850m WSW of Baysdale Farm (6.1 km).
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