Dudderhouse Hill long cairn, approximately 5,000 years old, is one of the earliest visible structures in England. It has been partially altered as stones were removed to create way-markers for walkers. The cairn is now a turf-covered oval mound measuring about 23 meters long and 12 meters wide. It has been officially recognized as a Scheduled Ancient Monument to protect its archaeological significance. Prehistoric long cairns provide insights into early agricultural societies and their cultural practices regarding death and beliefs.
The rare neolithic cairn, which would have consisted of structured chambers when it was intact, has seen some of its stones removed in recent years to make way-markers for walkers.
Duncan Wilson, the chief Executive of Historic England, said: 'What makes this discovery particularly significant is that it belongs to a small group of recently identified long cairns in the Yorkshire Dales, an area where these monuments were once thought to be absent.'
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