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Round cairn on Suffield Moor, 540m north west of Beacon Farm

England
List entry 1019621
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019621
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.02 hectares
Grid reference
SE 98576 92632
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round cairn on Suffield Moor, 540m north west of Beacon Farm is a prehistoric burial monument located in Yorkshire. The cairn dates to the Bronze Age and survives as a roughly circular mound constructed from stone, representing a common funerary practice of this period. Such monuments served as burial places for individuals of some status and often remained visible features within the landscape for centuries, sometimes becoming focal points for later ritual activity. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry 1019621.

Round cairn on Suffield Moor, 540m north west of Beacon Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019621. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Round cairn on Suffield Moor, 540m north west of Beacon Farm?

Round cairn on Suffield Moor, 540m north west of Beacon Farm is a prehistoric burial monument located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019621.

Who is responsible for protecting Round cairn on Suffield Moor, 540m north west of Beacon Farm?

Round cairn on Suffield Moor, 540m north west of Beacon 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 1019621.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round cairn on Suffield Moor, 540m north west of Beacon Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 700m north of Betton Farm (6.6 km), Bowl barrow 450m NW of Moor House Farm (7.3 km), Round barrow at North Moor, 120m south east of Forest Lodge (7.4 km).

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Overview
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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
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow 700m north of Betton Farm
6.6 km
Bowl barrow 450m NW of Moor House Farm
7.3 km
Round barrow at North Moor, 120m south east of Forest Lodge
7.4 km
Ayton Castle: medieval manorial centre, fortified house including tower and fishponds
7.5 km
Bowl barrow 150m north of Moor House Farm
7.5 km
Bowl barrow 100m east of Moor House Farm
7.7 km
Bowl barrow 450m north east of Moor House Farm
7.7 km
Northern of two round barrows known as Row Howes, 640m south east of East Moor Farm
8.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round cairn on Suffield Moor, 540m north west of Beacon Farm

Round cairn on Suffield Moor, 540m north west of Beacon Farm stands on Corallian Group, bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Round cairn on Suffield Moor, 540m north west of Beacon Farm

Star CarrArchaeological site · ~5.7 miles
Domesday entry for Northfield, Yorkshire →
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