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Round cairn west of Hollingworthhall Moor is a Bronze Age burial monument located on moorland in Cheshire. The site comprises a circular mound constructed from stone, characteristic of cairns built during the Bronze Age for funerary purposes. Such monuments typically contained interred remains, often accompanied by grave goods, and served as enduring markers of burial sites within the landscape. The cairn's survival on the moorland demonstrates the preservation potential of upland archaeological sites in this region.
Round cairn west of Hollingworthhall Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011682. View the official record →
Round cairn west of Hollingworthhall Moor is a Bronze Age burial monument located on moorland in Cheshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011682.
Round cairn west of Hollingworthhall Moor 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 1011682.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Melandra Castle Roman fort (3.6 km), Buckton Castle: a ringwork and site of 17th century beacon 350m north east of Castle Farm (3.6 km), Ringwork in Castlehill Wood (4.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round cairn west of Hollingworthhall Moor'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 west of Hollingworthhall Moor stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.