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Unenclosed hut circle settlement, two round cairns, medieval transhumance settlement and two pillow mounds, 360m south east of Rey Cross Roman camp is a complex of Bronze Age and medieval features located in Yorkshire, England. The site comprises Bronze Age occupation evidence in the form of hut circles and round cairns, indicating prehistoric settlement and burial practices, alongside medieval pastoral features including a transhumance settlement and pillow mounds which reflect the seasonal grazing economy of the medieval period. The proximity to Rey Cross Roman camp situates this monument within a landscape of longstanding human activity spanning from the Roman period through the medieval era. The unenclosed hut circles represent domestic occupation patterns characteristic of Bronze Age communities in upland Britain, whilst the pillow mounds indicate medieval rabbit warrening or similar earthwork management practices associated with resource exploitation.
Unenclosed hut circle settlement, two round cairns, medieval transhumance settlement and two pillow mounds, 360m south east of Rey Cross Roman camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016468. View the official record →
Unenclosed hut circle settlement, two round cairns, medieval transhumance settlement and two pillow mounds, 360m south east of Rey Cross Roman camp is a complex of Bronze Age and medieval features located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016468.
Unenclosed hut circle settlement, two round cairns, medieval transhumance settlement and two pillow mounds, 360m south east of Rey Cross Roman camp 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 1016468.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British settlement 740m WNW of Old Spital (0.3 km), Rey Cross, 670m west of Old Spital (0.3 km), Rey Cross Roman temporary camp and signal station, and prehistoric stone circle (0.4 km).
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