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Prehistoric cairnfield 420m south east of the triangulation pillar on Rough Crag is a Bronze Age funerary and territorial monument located in Cumberland, England. The site comprises multiple cairns distributed across the upland landscape, typical of Bronze Age burial practices in northern Britain where such field systems served both commemorative and land-marking functions. The cairns represent evidence of sustained human activity and settlement patterns during the Bronze Age, contributing to understanding of prehistoric resource use and social organisation in the Pennine region. Such cairnfields are characteristic monuments of the second millennium BC and reflect the wider Bronze Age tradition of monumental construction across upland areas of northern England.
Prehistoric cairnfield 420m south east of the triangulation pillar on Rough Crag is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019553. View the official record →
Prehistoric cairnfield 420m south east of the triangulation pillar on Rough Crag is a Bronze Age funerary and territorial monument located in Cumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019553.
Prehistoric cairnfield 420m south east of the triangulation pillar on Rough Crag 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 1019553.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric cairnfield and two associated hut circles on Corney Fell, 860m north of Buckbarrow Bridge (7 km), Prehistoric cairnfield and associated field system on Corney Fell, 620m south east of Lambground (7.2 km), Prehistoric cairnfield and linear boundary on Thwaites Fell immediately north of Hodgewife Well (7.4 km).
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