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Cairns and hut circles at the junction of River Calder and Whoap Beck is a prehistoric settlement site located in Cumberland, England. The monument comprises a scatter of cairns and associated hut circles representing Bronze Age or Iron Age occupation, typical of upland settlement patterns in the Lake District region during these periods. The physical remains indicate domestic habitation and activity across the site, with the cairns potentially serving functions related to burial, land division, or clearance. The location at the confluence of two watercourses would have provided access to essential resources and communication routes in what was otherwise challenging upland terrain.
Cairns and hut circles at the junction of River Calder and Whoap Beck is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007236. View the official record →
Cairns and hut circles at the junction of River Calder and Whoap Beck is a prehistoric settlement site located in Cumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007236.
Cairns and hut circles at the junction of River Calder and Whoap Beck 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 1007236.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lank Rigg round cairn (1.6 km), Town Bank prehistoric stone hut circle settlements, field systems, funerary cairns, ring cairn and cairnfield (3.4 km), Monk's Bridge 320m south east of Farthwaite (3.5 km).
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