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Bleasdale Circle is a Bronze Age urnfield located in Lancashire, England, comprising a circular arrangement of burial deposits dating to the second millennium BCE. The site was excavated in the nineteenth century and found to contain multiple cremation burials accompanied by pottery vessels and other grave goods characteristic of Bronze Age funerary practice. The monument's circular configuration suggests a carefully planned burial ground, reflecting the ritual and social importance placed upon collective interment during this period. The artefactual assemblage recovered from the site provides significant evidence for Bronze Age burial customs and material culture in north-western England.
Bleasdale Circle enclosed Bronze Age urnfield is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011678. View the official record →
Bleasdale Circle is a Bronze Age urnfield located in Lancashire, England, comprising a circular arrangement of burial deposits dating to the second millennium BCE. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011678.
Bleasdale Circle enclosed Bronze Age urnfield 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 1011678.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Brooks Farm packhorse bridge (1.1 km), Round cairn on Parlick Pike (2.1 km), Remains of the gas plant, chimney, wheel pit and mill race of Dolphinholme Worsted Mill (9.3 km).
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