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Round cairns SSW of West House

England
List entry 1004079
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004079
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
3.32 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 63079 08394, NZ 63280 08139, NZ 62973 07976
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round cairns SSW of West House is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire, England. The site consists of cairns constructed from stone, characteristic of burial practices prevalent during the Bronze Age when such structures served as repositories for the dead and formed focal points within the contemporary landscape. The precise architectural details and extent of surviving remains at this location reflect the constructional methods and ceremonial practices of Bronze Age communities in northern England. The monument is documented within the National Heritage List for England, indicating its recognised significance as an archaeological asset of national importance.

Round cairns SSW of West House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004079. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Round cairns SSW of West House?

Round cairns SSW of West House is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004079.

Who is responsible for protecting Round cairns SSW of West House?

Round cairns SSW of West House 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 1004079.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round cairns SSW of West House?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cammon Stone standing stone on Rudland Rigg 1030m NNE of Cockan Cross (8.2 km), South Flat Howe round barrow (8.5 km), Round cairn in High Plantation, 840m north east of Cockayne Lodge (9 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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Cammon Stone standing stone on Rudland Rigg 1030m NNE of Cockan Cross
8.2 km
South Flat Howe round barrow
8.5 km
Round cairn in High Plantation, 840m north east of Cockayne Lodge
9 km
Cockan Cross wayside cross 600m west of Fox Hole Crag
9.1 km
Round barrow at Crook Staff Hill
9.2 km
Blakey Howe round barrow
9.5 km
Northern of four round barrows known as Three Howes, 750m north east of Toad Hole
9.8 km
One of four round barrows known as Three Howes, 740m north east of Toad Hole
9.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round cairns SSW of West House

Round cairns SSW of West House stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

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