Stones Lane Standing Stones

There are two probably ancient standing stones on either side of Stones Lane above Todmorden.

Centre Hill Beacon Site

The supposed site of an ancient beacon fire or Centre Hill.

Schoolboys Tower

A large cairn of uncertain age, above the quarry on Giggleswick Scar.

Jubilee Cave

The Palaeolithic caves of the Yorkshire Dales belong to a major regional group of which Jubilee Cave is an important example due to the survival of substantial intact deposits both inside and outside the cave.

Victoria Cave

Victoria Cave lies approximately 30m up the east side of King's Scar, a lateral valley of the River Ribble near Settle.

Winter Hill Tumulus

A prehistoric round cairn towards the summit of Winter Hill.

White Brow Cairn

A prehistoric round cairn located on a local high point 280m west of Old Harpers Farm

Noon Hill

High on the summit of the often foreboding Noon Hill is a Bronze Age round cairn topped by a more recent cairn of uncertain age

Two Lads

The Two Lads cairns on Crooked Edge Hill above Horwich and Bolton.

Hanging Stone

The Hanging Stone, is on the line of a current boundary that is perhaps ancient as many large natural rocks or features have been used over the centuries.

Rivington Cup Marked Stone

The only prehistoric rock art recognised as being authentic in the Rivington area, was found at an undisclosed location near the banks of the Lower Rivington Reservoir.

Rainsough Hill Camp

The site of a prehistoric camp or probably fortified settlement - now a housing estate.

Arbor Low Henge

Arbor Low is a spectacular henge monument with inner stone circle, unique as all the stones are laid flat in recumbent style.

Gib Hill Oval Barrow and Bowl Barrow

Gib Hill, located a mere 200 meters southwest of the renowned Arbor Low henge in Derbyshire, is a remarkable prehistoric site.

Carl Wark Hillfort

The site of Carl Wark lies just within the Yorkshire side of the border with Derbyshire, rising out of the boggy centre of the impressive Hathersage Moor, in thePeak District National Park.

Church of Saint Stephen at Tockholes

A modern church on the site of several older churches. Historically dating back as far as the medieval period.

The Quernmore Burial

In 1973 during the construction of a car park a 7th Century burial of unusual type was brought to light by a mechanical excavator.

Standing Stones Hill

Standing Stones Hill in the Anglezarke area is a bit of a mystery, given its absence of standing stones or viable historic reference to ever having standing stones at all.

Pikestones Chambered Long Cairn

Once a large burial mound, Pikestones was excavated down to ground level in the past, which is now regarded as an overly enthusiastic effort. If more of the barrow had been left intact it could have been analysed using modern technology.

Jepsons Gate Cairn

The badly named Jepson’s Gate Cairn is actually located along the edge of a slight ridge, possibly the route of a very old track, to the Northeast of the better-known Pikestones.

Black Coppice Chambered Cairn

A supposed chambered cairn of 'unusual construction' above the quarry on Stronstrey Bank.

Dog Holes Cave

Dog Holes Cave is a small pothole in the karst landscape of Warton Crag, with interesting geology and perhaps archaeology.

Warton Crag Multivallate Hillfort

Iron Age small multivallate hillfort containing remains of stone huts located on the summit of Warton Crag.