What is recorded here

The National Heritage List for England records Ridlees round cairn, 640m north east of Hanging Crag 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.

Ridlees round cairn is a Neolithic burial monument, dating to approximately 3000–2500 BCE. Its significance lies in representing early funerary practices and communal activity in the prehistoric landscape of northern England.

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