Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBrown Rigg prehistoric cairnfield 375m east of Woodend Bridge

Brown Rigg prehistoric cairnfield 375m east of Woodend Bridge

England
List entry 1020200
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England
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Overview

History & significance

Brown Rigg prehistoric cairnfield is a Bronze Age monument located in Cumberland, consisting of a dispersed grouping of burial cairns situated approximately 375 metres east of Woodend Bridge. The cairnfield comprises multiple stone cairns typical of upland Bronze Age funerary practice in northern England, representing settlement and ceremonial activity on the higher moorland during the second millennium BC. The site's survival as an archaeological landscape preserves evidence of prehistoric land use patterns and burial customs across what is now open moorland. The monument is recorded on the National Heritage List for England and represents an important component of the wider Bronze Age archaeological resource in the Cumbrian uplands.

Brown Rigg prehistoric cairnfield 375m east of Woodend Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020200. View the official record →

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What is Brown Rigg prehistoric cairnfield 375m east of Woodend Bridge?

Brown Rigg prehistoric cairnfield is a Bronze Age monument located in Cumberland, consisting of a dispersed grouping of burial cairns situated approximately 375 metres east of Woodend Bridge. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020200.

Who is responsible for protecting Brown Rigg prehistoric cairnfield 375m east of Woodend Bridge?

Brown Rigg prehistoric cairnfield 375m east of Woodend Bridge 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 1020200.

What other scheduled monuments are near Brown Rigg prehistoric cairnfield 375m east of Woodend Bridge?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric cairnfield and linear boundary on Thwaites Fell immediately north of Hodgewife Well (6.4 km), Prehistoric cairnfield, ring cairn, hut circle and field system on Thwaites Fell 670m east of Hodgewife Well (6.5 km), Three prehistoric cairnfields and an associated field system on Corney Fell, 1.2km south east of High Corney (6.8 km).

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