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Prehistoric cairnfield, associated field system and hut circle east of Water Crag is a Bronze Age monument complex located in Cumberland, England. The site comprises a cairnfield with scattered burial cairns, an organised field system of stone boundaries, and at least one hut circle, elements typical of Bronze Age settlement and land organisation in the upland regions of northern England. The cairnfield and field system demonstrate the pattern of pastoral agriculture and land division practised during the Bronze Age, whilst the hut circle provides evidence of contemporary domestic occupation. The monument survives as surface features and represents an important archaeological record of Bronze Age settlement practices in the English Lake District region.
Prehistoric cairnfield, associated field system and hut circle east of Water Crag is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019980. View the official record →
Prehistoric cairnfield, associated field system and hut circle east of Water Crag is a Bronze Age monument complex located in Cumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019980.
Prehistoric cairnfield, associated field system and hut circle east of Water 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 1019980.
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 associated field system on Corney Fell, 620m south east of Lambground (6.7 km), Prehistoric cairnfield and linear boundary on Thwaites Fell immediately north of Hodgewife Well (7.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Prehistoric cairnfield, associated field system and hut circle east of Water Crag'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, associated field system and hut circle east of Water Crag stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Ordovician To Silurian, bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is felsic-rock.