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Stony Raise cairn is a Bronze Age burial monument located on Greenber Edge in Yorkshire. The cairn survives as a substantial earthwork mound constructed from stone, characteristic of funerary practices during the Bronze Age period when such elevated burial structures formed important components of the landscape. The site's designation within the national heritage list reflects its archaeological significance as evidence of prehistoric settlement and mortuary custom in the upland regions of Yorkshire. The monument remains a testament to the ritual and social practices of Bronze Age communities in northern England.
Stony Raise cairn, Greenber Edge. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010537. View the official record →
Stony Raise cairn is a Bronze Age burial monument located on Greenber Edge in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010537.
Stony Raise cairn, Greenber Edge. 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 1010537.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosures on Greenber Edge (0.9 km), Cairn on Addlebrough Hill including cup marked boulders. (1.3 km), Castle Dykes Henge (3.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Stony Raise cairn, Greenber Edge.'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.
Stony Raise cairn, Greenber Edge. stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.