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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 →
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.
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.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Scale Hill round cairn'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.
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.