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Gray Borran group of cairns is a Neolithic and Bronze Age monument complex located in Cumberland, England. The site comprises multiple burial cairns dating from the third and second millennia before the present, representing successive phases of funerary practice across these prehistoric periods. The cairns reflect the monumental investment in burial ritual characteristic of these eras, with their construction and distribution across the landscape providing evidence of settlement patterns and territorial organisation in upland Cumberland. The monument group remains an important archaeological resource for understanding the long-term use of this region during the early prehistoric period.
Gray Borran group of cairns is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007227. View the official record →
Gray Borran group of cairns is a Neolithic and Bronze Age monument complex located in Cumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007227.
Gray Borran group of cairns 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 1007227.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric cairnfield south west of Water Crag, 290m north west of the confluence of Linbeck Gill and Devoke Water (9.5 km), Prehistoric cairnfield, associated field system and hut circle east of Water Crag (9.6 km), Prehistoric cairnfield on Birkby Fell, 360m south east of Raven Crag (9.7 km).
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