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Thesaurus Term/Concept: ROUND CAIRN

Identifier 70050
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A roughly hemispherical mound constructed primarily of stones, normally containing or covering one or more human burials. The mound may be surrounded and partly retained by a low stone kerb.

Broader Terms/Concepts (1)

Related Terms/Concepts (2)

Narrower Terms/Concepts (4)

Instances/Examples (32)

Context Record
Monument Type MDR23251 Bronze Age Cairn 10m from the eastern edge of Cown Edge (Site)
Monument Type MDR3248 Cairn (alleged site of), Black Rocks, Brassington (Monument)
Monument Type MDR7619 Cairn cemetery, Stonelow Farm, Gibbet Moor, Baslow and Bubnell (Monument)
Monument Type MDR6662 Cairn, Clough House, Bamford Edge, Bamford (Monument)
Monument Type MDR3693 Cairn, Fallange Edge, Beeley Moor, Beeley (Monument)
Monument Type MDR4148 Cairn, Newbridge Farm, East Moor, Bubnell (Monument)
Monument Type MDR8580 Cairn, south-east of Cressbrook Mill, Little Longstone (Monument)
Monument Type MDR5298 Earthwork features, Leash Fen (Monument)
Monument Type MDR3692 Enclosure, Beeley Moor, Beeley (Monument)
Monument Type MDR6802 Eyam Moor Round Cairn (Monument)
Monument Type MDR3643 Possible cairn circle or shooting butts, Brampton East Moor, Brampton (Monument)
Monument Type MDR7755 Round cairn and clearance cairn, north west of Crookhill Farm, Hope Woodlands (Monument)
Monument Type MDR7751 Round Cairn, 460m north of New Barn, Taddington (Monument)
Monument Type MDR8956 Round cairn, Bamford Moor, Bamford (Monument)
Monument Type MDR2157 Round cairn, Crookstone Hill, Hope (Scheduled Monument)
Monument Type MDR7752 Round cairn, east of Hob Hurst's House, Harland Edge, Beeley (Monument)
Monument Type MDR2879 Round cairn, Gallowslow Lane and Slipperlow, Ballidon (Monument)
Monument Type MDR2874 Round cairn, Gallowslow Lane, Ballidon (Monument)
Monument Type MDR7506 Round cairn, Harland Edge, Beeley (Monument)
Monument Type MDR7507 Round cairn, Harland Edge, Beeley (Monument)
Monument Type MDR7509 Round cairn, Harland Edge, Beeley (Monument)
Monument Type MDR3625 Round cairn, Harland Edge, East Moor, Beeley (Monument)
Monument Type MDR2887 Round Cairn, Roystone Grange, Ballidon (Monument)
Monument Type MDR7753 Round cairn, south east of Hob Hurst's House, Harland Edge, Beeley (Monument)
Monument Type MDR8233 Round cairn, Stanton Moor, Birchover (Monument)
Monument Type MDR82 Round cairn, Stoop High Edge, Hartington Middle Quarter (Monument)
Monument Type MDR7659 Round cairn, Two Thorne Fields Farm, Bridge-End Pasture, Hope Woodlands (Scheduled Monument)
Monument Type MDR2219 Round Cairn, Two Thorne Fields Farm, Hope Woodlands (Scheduled Monument)
Monument Type MDR7754 Round cairn, west of Crookhill Farm, Hope Woodlands (Monument)
Monument Type MDR3297 Round Cairn, Wigber Low (Monument)
Monument Type MDR7406 Two round cairns, south-west of Offerton House, Offerton Moor, Offerton (Monument)
Monument Type MDR5076 Unlocated round cairns, Matlock Moor, Matlock Town (Monument)