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Mecklin Park cairnfield is a Bronze Age ceremonial and burial landscape situated approximately 500 metres north of Ain House in Cumberland, England. The cairnfield comprises multiple stone cairns distributed across the moorland, representing a characteristic form of prehistoric funerary monument from the second millennium before Christ. The arrangement and construction of the cairns indicate a significant period of sustained use and monument building during the Bronze Age, reflecting the ritual and burial practices of ancient upland communities in the Lake District region. The site forms part of an important concentration of Bronze Age archaeological remains in this area of northern England.
Mecklin Park cairnfield, 500m north of Ain House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007238. View the official record →
Mecklin Park cairnfield is a Bronze Age ceremonial and burial landscape situated approximately 500 metres north of Ain House in Cumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007238.
Mecklin Park cairnfield, 500m north of Ain House 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 1007238.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric cairnfield and associated field system on Stainton Fell, 330m south of The Knott (7.3 km), Prehistoric cairnfield on Stainton Fell, 950m north of Rowantree Force (7.6 km), Stainton Ling prehistoric hut circle settlement, associated field systems, cairnfields, funerary cairns, and a medieval field system and two shielings (7.6 km).
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