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Prehistoric cairnfield on Stainton Fell, 660m north of Rowantree Force is a Bronze Age burial monument consisting of multiple stone cairns distributed across the fell landscape near Rowantree Force in Cumberland. The site comprises a grouping of burial cairns typical of upland Bronze Age funerary practice in northern England, dating to approximately the second millennium BCE. The cairnfield represents evidence of prehistoric settlement and mortuary activity in the Lake District uplands, reflecting the use of such exposed fell terrain for ritual and burial purposes during the Bronze Age period. The monument survives as a landscape of scattered stone mounds, demonstrating the archaeological character of Bronze Age funerary monuments in this region.
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 burial monument consisting of multiple stone cairns distributed across the fell landscape near Rowantree Force in Cumberland. 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).
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