Neolithic long cairn in Yorkshire given extra protection after walkers remove stones
by Mark Brown North of England correspondent from on (#6YVHR)
Dudderhouse Hill in dales is thought to be one of first structures in UK to be communally constructed by humans
A rare and remarkable 5,000-year-old monument that is an example of one of the earliest visible structures in England is to receive extra protection because walkers, sometimes innocently, have been removing and moving stones.
The Dudderhouse Hill long cairn in the Yorkshire Dales has been granted scheduled monument" status by the government, making it a site of national importance with greater legal protection.
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