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Prehistoric cairnfield, hut circle settlement, field system, funerary cairn, and a medieval shieling on Birkby Fell west of Devoke Water is a complex upland monument complex in Cumberland combining evidence of occupation and land use spanning from the Bronze Age through the medieval period. The site comprises scattered cairns of funerary and clearance origin, hut circles indicating domestic settlement, and field boundaries defining Bronze Age or later agricultural activity on the moorland. A medieval shieling, the upland summer pasture structure, demonstrates continued exploitation of this landscape for pastoral purposes in the post-medieval era. The monument's significance lies in its record of long-term upland settlement and exploitation patterns across multiple prehistoric and historical periods on the Lake District fells.
Prehistoric cairnfield, hut circle settlement, field system, funerary cairn, and a medieval shieling on Birkby Fell west of Devoke Water is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019551. View the official record →
Prehistoric cairnfield, hut circle settlement, field system, funerary cairn, and a medieval shieling on Birkby Fell west of Devoke Water is a complex upland monument complex in Cumberland combining evidence of occupation and land use spanning from the Bronze Age through the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019551.
Prehistoric cairnfield, hut circle settlement, field system, funerary cairn, and a medieval shieling on Birkby Fell west of 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 1019551.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric cairnfield and two associated hut circles on Corney Fell, 860m north of Buckbarrow Bridge (5.9 km), Prehistoric cairnfield and associated field system on Corney Fell, 620m south east of Lambground (6 km), Prehistoric cairnfields, field systems, hut circles and a farmstead on Corney Fell, 440m north west of Buckbarow Bridge (7 km).
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