Scheduled MonumentsEnglandYokerill Hows, group of seven cairns

Yokerill Hows, group of seven cairns

England
List entry 1007228
Nation
England
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Overview

History & significance

Yokerill Hows is a group of seven Bronze Age cairns situated in Cumberland, England. The monuments consist of stone burial mounds that represent a funerary landscape characteristic of the second millennium BC, when such cairn groups were constructed across the upland regions of northern England. The individual cairns vary in size and preservation condition, reflecting both their original construction and subsequent weathering and disturbance over more than three thousand years. This cairn group exemplifies the Bronze Age practice of establishing distinct burial grounds in prominent upland locations, serving as territorial or familial markers within the prehistoric landscape.

Yokerill Hows, group of seven cairns is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007228. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Yokerill Hows, group of seven cairns?

Yokerill Hows is a group of seven Bronze Age cairns situated in Cumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007228.

Who is responsible for protecting Yokerill Hows, group of seven cairns?

Yokerill Hows, group of seven cairns 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 1007228.

What other scheduled monuments are near Yokerill Hows, group of seven cairns?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stockdale Moor prehistoric cairnfields, field systems, unenclosed cairn cemetery, ring cairns and funerary cairns (1.6 km), Gray Borran group of cairns (1.6 km), Infell Wood medieval enclosure, 550m north west of Scargreen (5.7 km).

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