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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 the uplands of Cumberland. The site comprises numerous cairns distributed across the landscape in association with field boundaries, representing evidence of prehistoric agricultural settlement and land organisation on marginal upland terrain. Such cairnfield systems are characteristic of Bronze Age land use patterns in northern Britain, where communities cleared and managed upland areas for pastoral and arable farming. The surviving earthworks and stone structures provide archaeological evidence for the exploitation and organisation of this landscape during the Bronze Age period.
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 the uplands of Cumberland. 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).
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