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Prehistoric cairnfield and associated field system 630m east of the confluence of Hall Beck and Devoke Water is a Bronze Age monument complex located in Cumberland, England. The site comprises numerous cairns arranged within a contemporary field system, representing evidence of pastoral land use and burial practice during the prehistoric period. The cairns and associated boundaries demonstrate the organisation of upland agricultural activity in Bronze Age Britain, with the field system indicating structured management of grazing land and settlement patterns characteristic of this era. The monument survives as an archaeological landscape that contributes to understanding of prehistoric upland exploitation in northern England.
Prehistoric cairnfield and associated field system 630m east of the confluence of Hall Beck and Devoke Water is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019928. View the official record →
Prehistoric cairnfield and associated field system 630m east of the confluence of Hall Beck and Devoke Water is a Bronze Age monument complex located in Cumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019928.
Prehistoric cairnfield and associated field system 630m east of the confluence of Hall Beck and Devoke Water 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 1019928.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric cairnfield and two associated hut circles on Corney Fell, 860m north of Buckbarrow Bridge (6.5 km), Prehistoric cairnfield and linear boundary on Thwaites Fell immediately north of Hodgewife Well (6.7 km), Prehistoric cairnfield and associated field system on Corney Fell, 620m south east of Lambground (6.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Prehistoric cairnfield and associated field system 630m east of the confluence of Hall Beck and Devoke Water'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.
Prehistoric cairnfield and associated field system 630m east of the confluence of Hall Beck and Devoke Water stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Ordovician, bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is mafic lava.