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Little Meg is a Bronze Age round cairn located in Cumberland, England, situated within the region's rich prehistoric landscape. The monument comprises a circular mound constructed from stone rubble, typical of burial practices during the Bronze Age period when such cairns served as communal or individual burial monuments. Its form and construction technique align it with other contemporary ceremonial and funerary structures found across the north of England, reflecting the widespread traditions of monument building during the second millennium BC. The site remains an important archaeological record of prehistoric settlement patterns and ritual practices in the upland areas of northwestern England.
Little Meg round cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007627. View the official record →
Little Meg is a Bronze Age round cairn located in Cumberland, England, situated within the region's rich prehistoric landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007627.
Little Meg 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 1007627.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Ninian's preconquest monastic site, site of nucleated medieval settlement, St Ninian's Church and churchyard (7.7 km), Settlement 100yds (90m) SE of Sceugh Farm (8.3 km), Settlement 1/3 mile (540m) ENE of Brougham Castle (9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Little Meg 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.
Little Meg round cairn stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.