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Linear stone bank on Askham Fell is a prehistoric linear monument consisting of a substantial stone bank running across the fell landscape in Westmorland. The structure represents a form of ancient field boundary or territorial marker, likely dating to the Bronze Age or Iron Age period when such linear earthworks were constructed across upland areas of northern England. The monument survives as a prominent linear feature composed of stone, testifying to the organised use and management of the fell landscape in prehistory. Such features are characteristic of the ceremonial and agricultural infrastructure developed during the later prehistoric periods in the English uplands.
Linear stone bank on Askham Fell is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007363. View the official record →
Linear stone bank on Askham Fell is a prehistoric linear monument consisting of a substantial stone bank running across the fell landscape in Westmorland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007363.
Linear stone bank on Askham 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 1007363.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn on Burn Banks (5.6 km), Enclosure containing four clearance cairns and a stone bank west of Four Stones Hill (5.7 km), Round cairn west of enclosure on Four Stones Hill (5.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Linear stone bank on Askham 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.
Linear stone bank on Askham Fell stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.