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Maiden Castle round cairn, Burnmoor is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Cumberland, England. The site consists of a substantial circular cairn of stone, characteristic of burial structures constructed during the Bronze Age period. As a round cairn, it represents an important category of prehistoric funerary architecture, indicating the presence of settled communities and established burial practices in the region during the second millennium before the common era. The monument survives as a significant archaeological record of Bronze Age settlement and ritual activity on the upland landscape of northern England.
Maiden Castle round cairn, Burnmoor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008532. View the official record →
Maiden Castle round cairn, Burnmoor is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Cumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008532.
Maiden Castle round cairn, Burnmoor 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 1008532.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rough Crag prehistoric cairnfield, funerary cairn and a linear boundary 1000m ENE of Woodend Bridge (8.8 km), Rough Crag prehistoric cairnfield and associated field system 600m ENE of Woodend Bridge (8.9 km), Sike Moss prehistoric cairnfield and two ring cairns 215m north east of Woodend Bridge (8.9 km).
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