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Burnt mound, cairnfield and bloomery at Eel Beck is a Bronze Age and Iron Age archaeological complex located on Holwick Fell in the Pennines. The site comprises three distinct elements: a burnt mound, a cairnfield, and a bloomery, reflecting multiple phases of activity across prehistory and potentially into the early medieval period. The burnt mound is characteristic of Bronze Age settlement activity, whilst the cairnfield indicates pastoral land use typical of upland areas during the later prehistoric period. The bloomery represents iron working, likely dating to the Iron Age or Romano-British period, demonstrating the economic exploitation of local mineral resources on this high moorland location.
Burnt mound, cairnfield and bloomery at Eel Beck, 480m south of Blackmea Crag, Holwick Fell is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017122. View the official record →
Burnt mound, cairnfield and bloomery at Eel Beck is a Bronze Age and Iron Age archaeological complex located on Holwick Fell in the Pennines. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017122.
Burnt mound, cairnfield and bloomery at Eel Beck, 480m south of Blackmea Crag, Holwick Fell 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 1017122.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two Romano-British hut circles and three shielings on Holwick Scars 250m south of Hungry Hall (1.6 km), Medieval iron industry and settlement and Bronze Age burial cairns extending from 260m north west of Eel Beck to 140m south east of Wash Beck (1.8 km), Group of eight shielings and a track on Crossthwaite Scars 675m north west of Park End (2.4 km).
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