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Askham Fell stone alignment

England
List entry 1007376
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007376
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.15 hectares
Grid reference
NY 49181 22281, NY 49247 22224
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Askham Fell stone alignment is a Neolithic or Bronze Age monument located in Westmorland, comprising a linear arrangement of standing stones on the fell landscape. The alignment consists of several stones set in a deliberate pattern, reflecting prehistoric ritual or territorial practices common to upland areas of northern England during these periods. Such alignments are interpreted by archaeologists as having served ceremonial, astronomical, or boundary-marking functions within Neolithic and Bronze Age communities. The monument remains significant as evidence of early settlement and land use in the Lake District region and contributes to understanding prehistoric stone arrangements in the north of England.

Askham Fell stone alignment is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007376. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Askham Fell stone alignment?

Askham Fell stone alignment is a Neolithic or Bronze Age monument located in Westmorland, comprising a linear arrangement of standing stones on the fell landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007376.

Who is responsible for protecting Askham Fell stone alignment?

Askham Fell stone alignment is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1007376.

What other scheduled monuments are near Askham Fell stone alignment?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosure containing four clearance cairns and a stone bank west of Four Stones Hill (6.1 km), Round cairn west of enclosure on Four Stones Hill (6.1 km), Round cairn on Burn Banks (6.1 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Enclosure containing four clearance cairns and a stone bank west of Four Stones Hill
6.1 km
Round cairn west of enclosure on Four Stones Hill
6.1 km
Round cairn on Burn Banks
6.1 km
Romano-British farmstead at Haweswater
6.3 km
Settlement SW of Naddle Bridge
6.7 km
Romano-British farmstead 800m north-east of High House
6.9 km
Shap Premonstratensian Abbey, including the precinct wall, abbey mill and mill race, and two fishponds
9 km
Medieval dyke system and shieling west of Shap Abbey
9.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Askham Fell stone alignment

Askham Fell stone alignment stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.

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