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Hollin Stump round cairn is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Westmorland, England. The site consists of a round cairn constructed from stone, typical of funerary monuments erected during the Bronze Age period across northern England. Such cairns served as burial chambers and would have held the remains of individuals of presumed social significance within their contemporary communities. The monument remains visible in the landscape as evidence of prehistoric funerary practices and settlement patterns in the Lake District region.
Hollin Stump round cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011152. View the official record →
Hollin Stump round cairn is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Westmorland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011152.
Hollin Stump round cairn 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 1011152.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Folds Romano-British defended stone hut circle settlement and medieval shieling (2.3 km), Friar Biggins monastic grange (2.5 km), Round cairn 450m south-east of Castle Folds (2.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hollin Stump round cairn'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.
Hollin Stump round cairn stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.