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Mickleden Beck prehistoric cairnfield and field system is a Bronze Age landscape monument located in Westmorland, approximately 840 metres south-west of Pike of Stickle. The site comprises a substantial cairnfield with associated field boundaries and a funerary cairn, indicating intensive prehistoric pastoral settlement and land use during the Bronze Age period. The monument also contains evidence of medieval dispersed settlement activity, reflecting the continuity and reuse of this upland terrain across multiple periods. The cairns and field systems represent significant archaeological testimony to prehistoric agricultural practice and burial custom in the Lake District uplands.
Mickleden Beck prehistoric cairnfield and field system, funerary cairn and a medieval dispersed settlement centred 840m south west of Pike of Stickle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021143. View the official record →
Mickleden Beck prehistoric cairnfield and field system is a Bronze Age landscape monument located in Westmorland, approximately 840 metres south-west of Pike of Stickle. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021143.
Mickleden Beck prehistoric cairnfield and field system, funerary cairn and a medieval dispersed settlement centred 840m south west of Pike of Stickle 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 1021143.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman road up Wrynose Pass (3.4 km), Roman road in Wrynose Bottom (3.7 km), Castle Howe hillfort, Little Langdale (4 km).
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