Scheduled MonumentsEnglandScale Hill round cairn

Scale Hill round cairn

England
List entry 1010451
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010451
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.04 hectares
Grid reference
SD 97088 56870
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Scale Hill round cairn is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Yorkshire, England. The monument consists of a circular cairn constructed from stone, typical of funerary monuments erected during the Bronze Age period. Such round cairns served as burial places for individuals of status within their communities and represent important archaeological evidence of prehistoric ritual and social organization. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry 1010451 and contributes to understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and burial practices in northern England.

Scale Hill round cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010451. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Scale Hill round cairn?

Scale Hill round cairn is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010451.

Who is responsible for protecting Scale Hill round cairn?

Scale Hill round cairn 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 1010451.

What other scheduled monuments are near Scale Hill round cairn?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Subcircular enclosed settlement on Horse Close Hill 250m north of Horse Close Farm (6.9 km), Rock with one cup at the base of a wall, 250m NNE of Cawder Hall Farm, Horse Close Hill (6.9 km), Two carved rocks in field 130m north east of Cawder Hall Farm, Horse Close Hill (7 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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
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
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Scale Hill round cairn

Scale Hill round cairn stands on Bowland High Group And Craven Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Scale Hill round cairn

Battle of Adwalton Moor 1643Battle (1643) · ~22.6 miles