Scheduled Monument: ROUND CAIRN ON BRIDGE-END PASTURE, 600M NORTH-EAST OF TWO THORNE FIELDS FARM (1008071)

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. This round cairn on Bridge-end Pasture is very well-preserved and, rarely for Peak District burial mounds, appears to have escaped excavation in the 19th century and so contains intact archaeological remains. DETAILS Bridge-end Pasture is situated above the Hope Valley in the northern gritstone moorlands of Derbyshire. The monument is a well-preserved gritstone round cairn which includes a roughly circular hemispherical mound measuring 6m by 5.5m and standing c.0.75m high. Although no excavation of the site has been carried out, its location and form date it to the Bronze Age. SELECTED SOURCES Book Reference - Author: Barnatt, J - Title: The Peak District Barrow Survey (1989) - Date: 1989 Book Reference - Author: Barnatt, J - Title: The Peak District Barrow Survey (1989) - Date: 1989