Cairn above Cam Pasture, 700m NNW of Cam Houses
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Scheduled Monument
- List Entry Number:
- 1014330
- Date first listed:
- 14-Feb-1997
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- Heritage Category:
- Scheduled Monument
- List Entry Number:
- 1014330
- Date first listed:
- 14-Feb-1997
Location
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Horton in Ribblesdale
- National Park:
- Yorkshire Dales
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 82103 82785
Reasons for Designation
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.
Although the cairn has been slightly disturbed, most of it survives intact and in a prominent location close to a Roman road. It will therefore retain further archaeological deposits.
Details
The monument includes a small well preserved cairn situated above Cam High Road on the eastern edge of a limestone terrace and 50m north west of a Roman road. It overlooks the head of Langstrothdale to the east and Ribblesdale to the south. The cairn has a diameter of 8.5m and a height of 1.5m with a slightly flattened top. The cairn is largely undisturbed, except for a small area of quarrying on the south east side. Stone from here has been removed to build a modern cairn in the form of a loose pile of stones on its summit.
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.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 28404
- Legacy System:
- RSM
Sources
Other
Laurie, T,
Legal
This monument is scheduled under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 as amended as it appears to the Secretary of State to be of national importance. This entry is a copy, the original is held by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
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