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Cairns on Cardunneth Pike is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on high moorland in Cumberland, England. The site comprises multiple cairns, characteristic of the dispersed burial practices associated with Bronze Age communities in upland regions of northern England. These monuments reflect the established tradition of constructing stone burial mounds on exposed hilltop locations during the second millennium BC, serving as enduring markers of ancestral significance within the landscape. The cairns represent important evidence of Bronze Age settlement patterns and funerary ritual in the Lake District fells.
Cairns on Cardunneth Pike is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007232. View the official record →
Cairns on Cardunneth Pike is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on high moorland in Cumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007232.
Cairns on Cardunneth Pike 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 1007232.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hallsteads Iron Age camp (3.5 km), Grey Yauds stone circle (3.6 km), Broomrigg G: standing stone in Broomrigg Plantation, 730m south east of Street House (5.2 km).
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