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Prehistoric cairnfield and associated field system on Waberthwaite Fell is a Bronze Age monument consisting of a dispersed arrangement of burial cairns and contemporary agricultural features situated on the fell above Charlesground Gill in the upland landscape of west Cumberland. The cairnfield comprises numerous stone cairns of varying sizes, which functioned as burial monuments, alongside field boundaries and wall systems that delineate Bronze Age pastoral land use and agricultural organisation. The monument exemplifies the integration of funerary practice with agricultural settlement during the Bronze Age, demonstrating how communities exploited and managed upland terrain during this period. The site's preservation within the open fell landscape has ensured the survival of its archaeological features as buried or surface remains.
Prehistoric cairnfield and associated field system on Waberthwaite Fell, on the north bank of Charlesground Gill, 880m south east of High Corney is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017178. View the official record →
Prehistoric cairnfield and associated field system on Waberthwaite Fell is a Bronze Age monument consisting of a dispersed arrangement of burial cairns and contemporary agricultural features situated on the fell above Charlesground Gill in the upland landscape of west Cumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017178.
Prehistoric cairnfield and associated field system on Waberthwaite Fell, on the north bank of Charlesground Gill, 880m south east of High Corney 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 1017178.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three prehistoric cairnfields and an associated field system on Corney Fell, 1.2km south east of High Corney (0.7 km), Prehistoric cairnfield and associated field system on Corney Fell, 620m south east of Lambground (1.4 km), Prehistoric cairnfield and two associated hut circles on Corney Fell, 860m north of Buckbarrow Bridge (1.4 km).
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