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Bleasdale Circle enclosed Bronze Age urnfield

England
List entry 1011678
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011678
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.23 hectares
Grid reference
SD 57711 45994
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bleasdale Circle is a Bronze Age ceremonial and funerary monument located in Lancashire, England, consisting of a circular arrangement of timber posts and associated burials dating to the second millennium BCE. Excavations revealed a complex sequence of ritual activity, including multiple cremation burials deposited within the circle, along with pottery vessels and other grave goods characteristic of Bronze Age funerary practice. The site represents an important example of Bronze Age ritual landscape organisation in north-west England, demonstrating the sophisticated ceremonial practices of prehistoric communities. The monument has been designated as a scheduled ancient monument in recognition of its archaeological significance and contribution to understanding Bronze Age burial and religious customs.

Bleasdale Circle enclosed Bronze Age urnfield is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011678. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bleasdale Circle enclosed Bronze Age urnfield?

Bleasdale Circle is a Bronze Age ceremonial and funerary monument located in Lancashire, England, consisting of a circular arrangement of timber posts and associated burials dating to the second millennium BCE. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011678.

Who is responsible for protecting Bleasdale Circle enclosed Bronze Age urnfield?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bleasdale Circle enclosed Bronze Age urnfield?

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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Monuments
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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
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Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
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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.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

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
Castle Hill motte, Dolphinholme
9.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bleasdale Circle enclosed Bronze Age urnfield

Bleasdale Circle enclosed Bronze Age urnfield stands on Bowland High Group And Craven Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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