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Brown Rigg prehistoric cairnfield is a Bronze Age monument located approximately 375 metres east of Woodend Bridge in Cumberland, England. The site comprises a collection of stone cairns distributed across the landscape, representing funerary or ceremonial activity typical of Bronze Age upland settlement patterns in northern England. Such cairnfields are characteristic of the second millennium BCE and often occur in clusters across moorland and marginal terrain, reflecting the importance of these elevated areas to prehistoric communities. The physical remains at Brown Rigg contribute to understanding Bronze Age land use and the ritual landscape of the region.
Brown Rigg prehistoric cairnfield 375m east of Woodend Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020200. View the official record →
Brown Rigg prehistoric cairnfield is a Bronze Age monument located approximately 375 metres east of Woodend Bridge in Cumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020200.
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.
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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