Scheduled MonumentsEnglandPrehistoric cairnfield and associated field system on Waberthwaite Fell, on the north bank of Charlesground Gill, 880m south east of High Corney

Prehistoric cairnfield and associated field system on Waberthwaite Fell, on the north bank of Charlesground Gill, 880m south east of High Corney

England
List entry 1017178
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017178
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.51 hectares
Grid reference
SD 13212 92628
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Prehistoric cairnfield and associated field system on Waberthwaite Fell is a Bronze Age monument located on the north bank of Charlesground Gill in Cumberland, approximately 880 metres south-east of High Corney. The site comprises a concentration of cairns distributed across the fell, forming part of a wider prehistoric field system that reflects patterns of land use and settlement during the Bronze Age period. The monuments are characteristic of upland cairnfield complexes found throughout the Lake District and northern England, indicating pastoral or mixed agricultural activity on marginal moorland. The field boundaries and cairns together provide evidence of prehistoric land organisation and tenure in this upland landscape.

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 →

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What is Prehistoric cairnfield and associated field system on Waberthwaite Fell, on the north bank of Charlesground Gill, 880m south east of High Corney?

Prehistoric cairnfield and associated field system on Waberthwaite Fell is a Bronze Age monument located on the north bank of Charlesground Gill in Cumberland, approximately 880 metres south-east of High Corney. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017178.

Who is responsible for protecting Prehistoric cairnfield and associated field system on Waberthwaite Fell, on the north bank of Charlesground Gill, 880m south east of High Corney?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Prehistoric cairnfield and associated field system on Waberthwaite Fell, on the north bank of Charlesground Gill, 880m south east of High Corney?

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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Battlefields
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Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
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LiDAR
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The bedrock under Prehistoric cairnfield and associated field system on Waberthwaite Fell, on the north bank of Charlesground Gill, 880m south east of High Corney

Prehistoric cairnfield and associated field system on Waberthwaite Fell, on the north bank of Charlesground Gill, 880m south east of High Corney stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Ordovician To Silurian, bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is felsic-rock.