Overview

• The UK government granted Dudderhouse Hill Long Cairn scheduled monument status on July 23, giving it the highest level of legal heritage protection.
• Historic England and park authorities pointed to sustained harm from walkers removing stones to create way markers as the catalyst for the designation.
• Built between 3,400 and 2,400 BC, the 23-metre oval mound sheds light on Neolithic funerary rituals, seasonal tracking and land-claim marking.
• The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority will oversee a holistic repair and interpretation project to restore the cairn and guide future stewardship.
• Historic England’s ‘Missing Pieces’ initiative is inviting public photos, stories and media to enrich the long cairn’s prehistoric narrative.