What is recorded here

The National Heritage List for England records Cairnfield in Slate Pits Wood, 170m north west of Oak Cottage as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Cairnfield in Slate Pits Wood is a Neolithic cairnfield, dating to approximately 4000–2500 BCE. Such cairnfields are significant as they provide evidence of early agricultural activity and ritual practices in the prehistoric landscape.

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