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Round cairn, standing stone and associated enclosure 490m north west of White Cross is a Bronze Age ceremonial monument complex located in Yorkshire. The site comprises a substantial round cairn with an associated standing stone and a surrounding enclosure, representing a burial and ritual landscape typical of the Bronze Age period. The cairn would have served as a funerary monument for a person or family of some social status, while the standing stone likely held ceremonial or commemorative significance within the broader ritual framework of the Bronze Age community. The associated enclosure indicates that the monument was set within a defined sacred or territorial space, consistent with known Bronze Age settlement and ceremonial practices in the Yorkshire uplands.
Round cairn, standing stone and associated enclosure 490m north west of White Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018775. View the official record →
Round cairn, standing stone and associated enclosure 490m north west of White Cross is a Bronze Age ceremonial monument complex located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018775.
Round cairn, standing stone and associated enclosure 490m north west of White Cross 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 1018775.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wolf Pit round barrow at the southern end of Danby Rigg, 810m south east of Falcon Farm (8 km), Western Howes round barrows, 250m north west of White Cross (8.8 km), Wayside cross and boundary marker known as Young Ralph on Westerdale Moor (8.9 km).
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