Scheduled MonumentsEnglandStone circle and cairnfield on Harland Moor, 375m south west of Park Farm

Stone circle and cairnfield on Harland Moor, 375m south west of Park Farm

England
List entry 1019599
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019599
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.99 hectares
Grid reference
SE 67529 92554
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Stone circle and cairnfield on Harland Moor, 375 metres south west of Park Farm, is a Neolithic or Bronze Age ceremonial and funerary monument located in Yorkshire. The site comprises a stone circle surrounded by a dispersed cairnfield, a landscape characteristic of upland moorland use during the prehistoric period. The cairns represent burial monuments and clearance heaps resulting from agricultural activity, whilst the stone circle itself likely served ritual or territorial functions. The monument evidences sustained prehistoric occupation and use of the moorland environment, typical of the Pennine uplands during the second and third millennia before the common era.

Stone circle and cairnfield on Harland Moor, 375m south west of Park Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019599. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Stone circle and cairnfield on Harland Moor, 375m south west of Park Farm?

Stone circle and cairnfield on Harland Moor, 375 metres south west of Park Farm, is a Neolithic or Bronze Age ceremonial and funerary monument located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019599.

Who is responsible for protecting Stone circle and cairnfield on Harland Moor, 375m south west of Park Farm?

Stone circle and cairnfield on Harland Moor, 375m south west of Park Farm 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 1019599.

What other scheduled monuments are near Stone circle and cairnfield on Harland Moor, 375m south west of Park Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Skiplam Grange monastic grange (5.5 km), Starfits round barrow, 450m north east of Starfits House (5.6 km), Neville Castle, 430m north west of the parish church (5.9 km).

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Monuments
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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
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Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Stone circle and cairnfield on Harland Moor, 375m south west of Park Farm

Stone circle and cairnfield on Harland Moor, 375m south west of Park Farm stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.