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Two round cairns is an ancient monument comprising two Bronze Age burial mounds situated approximately 800 metres south-west of Kneysbeck in Yorkshire. One of these cairns is known as Obtrusch and represents the characteristic funerary architecture of the Bronze Age period, when such earthen and stone mounds served as repositories for the dead and functioned as prominent landscape markers. The monument survives as an archaeological record of prehistoric burial practice in the Yorkshire region, contributing to the wider understanding of Bronze Age settlement and ceremonial activity.
Two round cairns, one known as Obtrusch, 800m south west of Kneysbeck is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020376. View the official record →
Two round cairns is an ancient monument comprising two Bronze Age burial mounds situated approximately 800 metres south-west of Kneysbeck in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020376.
Two round cairns, one known as Obtrusch, 800m south west of Kneysbeck 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 1020376.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Potato Nab round barrow 1020m south west of Penny Holme (4.5 km), Aldergate Bank round barrow, 875m north west of Wether Cote (4.7 km), Stone Ruckles round barrow on Beadlam Rigg (4.9 km).
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