Cairn at Force Gill, 80m SSE of Little Dale aqueduct
Overview
Heritage Category: Scheduled Monument
List Entry Number: 1014349
Date first listed: 07-Mar-1996
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Location
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
County: North Yorkshire
District: Craven (District Authority)
Parish: Ingleton
National Park: YORKSHIRE DALES
National Grid Reference: SD 76109 81562
Summary
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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 partly disturbed, much of it survives intact and
will retain further archaeological deposits.
History
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Details
This small cairn lies beside Force Gill 80m SSE of the Little Dale aqueduct.
It has a diameter of 5m and height of 0.35m. Within the centre is a shallow
depression which suggests the cairn has been disturbed at some time.
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: 27930
Legacy System: RSM
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 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
End of official listing