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Round cairn south of Cranberry Rock is a Bronze Age burial monument situated in Shropshire, northeast of Bog Cottage. The cairn represents a funerary tradition common to upland regions of Britain during the Bronze Age period, when such stone-built mounds served as enduring markers for the burial of high-status individuals or family groups. The monument survives as a round cairn, characteristic of the cairn-building practices of this era, with its physical form contributing to the archaeological record of prehistoric burial customs in the region. As a scheduled ancient monument, the site remains significant for understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and mortuary practices across the Shropshire landscape.
Round cairn south of Cranberry Rock, 460m north east of Bog Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016823. View the official record →
Round cairn south of Cranberry Rock is a Bronze Age burial monument situated in Shropshire, northeast of Bog Cottage. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016823.
Round cairn south of Cranberry Rock, 460m north east of Bog Cottage 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 1016823.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hardwick castle motte and bailey castle 140m WSW of Hardwick Hall (7.4 km), Motte and bailey castle 100m west of Holy Trinity Church (7.6 km), Bowl barrow on Synald's Knoll, 520m SSE of the Midland Gliding clubhouse. (8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round cairn south of Cranberry Rock, 460m north east of Bog Cottage's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Round cairn south of Cranberry Rock, 460m north east of Bog Cottage stands on Arenig Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Arenigian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.