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Levens Park Round Barrows and Medieval Settlements is a scheduled monument in Westmorland comprising Bronze Age burial mounds and evidence of later medieval occupation scattered across 2.05 hectares. The site's archaeological features rest upon Dinantian limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks, geology that has shaped human activity in this landscape for millennia. The round barrows represent a tradition of funerary monument construction dating from the second millennium BC, when communities marked the burial of their dead with conspicuous earthworks.
The medieval settlements at Levens Park reflect the later repurposing and habitation of this prominent location. Amongst the scheduled structures is the Temple of Diana, a distinctive feature that gives archaeological character to the site's post-medieval period. The surviving earthworks and artefact scatters indicate sustained human engagement with this part of Westmorland across considerable spans of time.
Protected by Historic England under reference 1007222, the monument encompasses multiple discrete clusters of archaeological remains distributed across the parkland. The site's archaeology contributes to understanding settlement patterns and burial practices across Westmorland's upland zones, preserving evidence of both prehistoric ritual activity and medieval land-use that would otherwise be invisible in the landscape.
Levens Park, round barrows and medieval settlements, including Temple of Diana is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007222. View the official record →
Levens Park Round Barrows and Medieval Settlements is a scheduled monument in Westmorland comprising Bronze Age burial mounds and evidence of later medieval occupation scattered across 2.05 hectares. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007222.
Levens Park, round barrows and medieval settlements, including Temple of Diana 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 1007222.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Basingill gunpowder works, 130m south of Force Bridge (0.7 km), Earthwork 700yds (640m) N of Levens Bridge (0.7 km), Hincaster Tunnel horse path (1.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Levens Park, round barrows and medieval settlements, including Temple of Diana'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.
Levens Park, round barrows and medieval settlements, including Temple of Diana stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.