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Two round cairns 450m south of Lower Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire, England. The site comprises two circular stone cairns constructed during the Bronze Age, reflecting the burial practices and monumental traditions of prehistoric Yorkshire communities. Such round cairns were typically erected as burial mounds over cremated or inhumed remains, often serving as territorial markers within the landscape. The monument survives as a scheduled ancient monument and contributes to understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and mortuary practices in the region.
Two round cairns 450m south of Lower Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019779. View the official record →
Two round cairns 450m south of Lower Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019779.
Two round cairns 450m south of Lower 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 1019779.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pickering Castle: 11th century motte and bailey castle and 13th century shell keep castle (7.2 km), Beacon Hill ringwork siege castle and Royal Observer Corps post (7.4 km), St Nicholas' medieval hospital 550m East of Brick Yard Farm (7.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Two round cairns 450m south of Lower Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Two round cairns 450m south of Lower Farm stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.