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Prehistoric cairnfield on Stainton Fell, 660m north of Rowantree Force is a Bronze Age monument located in Cumberland, comprising a dispersed arrangement of burial cairns and clearance cairns across the fell landscape. The cairnfield represents evidence of prehistoric settlement and land use patterns in the upland Lake District region, where Bronze Age communities exploited the higher ground for both burial practices and agricultural clearance. The monument survives as a scattered distribution of stone cairns of varying sizes, reflecting the palimpsest of prehistoric activity accumulated across the Bronze Age period. This cairnfield contributes to understanding settlement hierarchies and resource exploitation strategies in northern English prehistory.
Prehistoric cairnfield on Stainton Fell, 660m north of Rowantree Force is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016985. View the official record →
Prehistoric cairnfield on Stainton Fell, 660m north of Rowantree Force is a Bronze Age monument located in Cumberland, comprising a dispersed arrangement of burial cairns and clearance cairns across the fell landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016985.
Prehistoric cairnfield on Stainton Fell, 660m north of Rowantree Force 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 1016985.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric cairnfield and two associated hut circles on Corney Fell, 860m north of Buckbarrow Bridge (3.4 km), Prehistoric cairnfield and associated field system on Corney Fell, 620m south east of Lambground (3.6 km), Prehistoric cairnfields, field systems, hut circles and a farmstead on Corney Fell, 440m north west of Buckbarow Bridge (4.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Prehistoric cairnfield on Stainton Fell, 660m north of Rowantree Force'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 on Stainton Fell, 660m north of Rowantree Force stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Ordovician, bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is mafic lava.