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Great Grassoms is a Prehistoric and medieval monument complex located on Bootle Fell in Cumberland, comprising a cairnfield with four funerary cairns dating to the Bronze Age, alongside evidence of two medieval dispersed settlements and their associated field systems. The prehistoric cairns represent burial practices typical of the Bronze Age period, whilst the later medieval settlement remains demonstrate continued human exploitation and occupation of this upland landscape through the medieval period. The monument reflects the long chronological sequence of activity on Bootle Fell, from prehistoric funerary practices through to post-medieval agricultural use of the surrounding land. The site, designated under National Heritage List for England entry number 1017065, preserves important archaeological evidence for understanding both prehistoric settlement patterns and medieval upland farming communities in the northern English Lakes region.
Great Grassoms prehistoric cairnfield, four funerary cairns, two medieval dispersed settlements and associated field systems on Bootle Fell is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017065. View the official record →
Great Grassoms is a Prehistoric and medieval monument complex located on Bootle Fell in Cumberland, comprising a cairnfield with four funerary cairns dating to the Bronze Age, alongside evidence of two medieval dispersed settlements and their associated field systems. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017065.
Great Grassoms prehistoric cairnfield, four funerary cairns, two medieval dispersed settlements and associated field systems on Bootle 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 1017065.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Little Grassoms prehistoric field system, two cairnfields and six funerary cairns on Bootle Fell (0.5 km), Prehistoric cairnfields, funerary cairns, ring cairns, hut circles, field systems and a medieval enclosed field system on Bootle Fell (0.7 km), Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, 230m south east of Swinside (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Great Grassoms prehistoric cairnfield, four funerary cairns, two medieval dispersed settlements and associated field systems on Bootle Fell's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Great Grassoms prehistoric cairnfield, four funerary cairns, two medieval dispersed settlements and associated field systems on Bootle Fell stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Ordovician, bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is mafic lava.