Pike Low prehistoric burial barrow

The earliest surviving built structures are burial barrows dating from the later Neolithic / earlier Bronze Age (4000 to 3000 years ago). These are mainly located in prominent locations on ridges and hilltops. They helped to remind the living of their ancestry, of their kinship with their community and their association with a particular place.

Much fewer stone tools have been discovered for this period and pollen evidence suggests that the landscape was more open. This suggests that much of the landscape was used less intensively, perhaps in a different way than before.

Howden prehistoric burial barrow exposed in Howden Reservoir during dry weather

A small cairn field on moorland to the south-east of Ladybower Reservoir may be contemporary or later. It is similar to more extensive remains on the Eastern Moors.

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