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Prehistoric cairnfield south west of Water Crag is a Bronze Age monumental landscape located in the upland terrain of western Cumberland, comprising a dispersed grouping of burial cairns and associated archaeological features. The site occupies rough moorland at approximately 290 metres north west of the confluence of Linbeck Gill and Devoke Water, an area that would have served as pastoral or ritual territory during the second millennium before the Common Era. The cairns themselves represent the funerary and ceremonial practices of Bronze Age communities, with individual monuments constructed from stone gathered from the surrounding terrain. The survival of multiple cairns across this upland field indicates a significant locus of burial activity and territorial significance during the prehistoric period, offering evidence of Bronze Age settlement patterns and land use in the Lake District uplands.
Prehistoric cairnfield south west of Water Crag, 290m north west of the confluence of Linbeck Gill and Devoke Water is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019552. View the official record →
Prehistoric cairnfield south west of Water Crag is a Bronze Age monumental landscape located in the upland terrain of western Cumberland, comprising a dispersed grouping of burial cairns and associated archaeological features. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019552.
Prehistoric cairnfield south west of Water Crag, 290m north west of the confluence of Linbeck Gill and 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 1019552.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric cairnfield and two associated hut circles on Corney Fell, 860m north of Buckbarrow Bridge (6.3 km), Prehistoric cairnfield and associated field system on Corney Fell, 620m south east of Lambground (6.4 km), Prehistoric cairnfields, field systems, hut circles and a farmstead on Corney Fell, 440m north west of Buckbarow Bridge (7.3 km).
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