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Blea Gill is a Bronze Age settlement comprising an unenclosed cluster of hut circles situated on moorland in Yorkshire. The settlement is associated with a contemporary field system and a cremation cemetery, indicating a structured agricultural community of the Bronze Age period. The hut circles represent domestic structures typical of upland settlement during this era, whilst the field system demonstrates organised land division and cultivation practices. The cremation cemetery provides archaeological evidence of Bronze Age burial practices and ritual behaviour at the settlement.
Unenclosed prehistoric hut circle settlement and associated field system and cremation cemetery at Blea Gill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018689. View the official record →
Blea Gill is a Bronze Age settlement comprising an unenclosed cluster of hut circles situated on moorland in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018689.
Unenclosed prehistoric hut circle settlement and associated field system and cremation cemetery at Blea Gill 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 1018689.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross, Burnsall (4.8 km), Rock with at least 13 cup marks 645m NNE of Ridge Lathe, Pinder Hawes Hill, Skyreholme (4.8 km), Rock with at least five cup marks and a sinuous groove mark 615m NNE of Ridge Lathe, Pinder Hawes Hill, Skyreholme (4.9 km).
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