Details

The monument is located on the edge of a south west facing shelf below the
crest of Harland Edge which is in the area of the eastern gritstone moorlands
of the Peak District commonly known as the East Moors. It is a roughly
circular gritstone cairn with a diameter of 4m and a height of c.0.5m. Traces
of a gritstone kerb are visible at the edges of the cairn which is one of
several to be found on Harland Edge, all of which are assigned to the Bronze
Age on the basis of form, excavated evidence and their proximity to the
extensive Bronze Age field systems occurring below Harland Edge on Beeley Moor
and Beeley Warren.

MAP EXTRACT
The site of the monument is shown on the attached map extract.
It includes a 2 metre boundary around the archaeological features,
considered to be essential for the monument's support and preservation.

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Reasons for Scheduling

Round cairns are prehistoric funerary monuments dating to the Bronze Age
(c.2000-700 BC). They were constructed as stone mounds covering single or
multiple burials. These burials may be placed within the mound in stone-lined
compartments called cists. In some cases the cairn was surrounded by a ditch.
Often occupying prominent locations, cairns are a major visual element in the
modern landscape. They are a relatively common feature of the uplands and are
the stone equivalent of the earthen round barrows of the lowlands. Their
considerable variation in form and longevity as a monument type provide
important information on the diversity of beliefs and social organisation
amongst early prehistoric communities. They are particularly representative of
their period and a substantial proportion of surviving examples are considered
worthy of protection.

The cairn is a well preserved example which exhibits a kerb and has a
topographically prominent location. It appears not to have been disturbed and
so will retain intact archaeological remains. Also of importance is its
proximity to other Bronze Age cairns and its association with a relict Bronze
Age landscape.

Source: Historic England

Sources

Books and journals
Barnatt, J W, 'Derbyshire Archaeological Journal' in Bronze Age Remains on the East Moors of the Peak District, , Vol. 106, (1986), 65
Other
Barnatt, John, (1993)

Source: Historic England