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Prehistoric cairnfields, field systems, hut circles and a farmstead on Corney Fell is a complex of Bronze Age and Iron Age settlement remains located in the Cumbrian landscape. The monument comprises scattered cairns, which likely served ritual or agricultural functions, alongside field boundaries that delineate Bronze Age and Iron Age cultivation and grazing patterns. Hut circles indicate domestic occupation during these periods, while the broader farmstead structure demonstrates the organised agricultural exploitation of this upland terrain. These remains are significant for understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and land use in northwest England during the second and first millennia before the Common Era.
Prehistoric cairnfields, field systems, hut circles and a farmstead on Corney Fell, 440m north west of Buckbarow Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017175. View the official record →
Prehistoric cairnfields, field systems, hut circles and a farmstead on Corney Fell is a complex of Bronze Age and Iron Age settlement remains located in the Cumbrian landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017175.
Prehistoric cairnfields, field systems, hut circles and a farmstead on Corney Fell, 440m north west of Buckbarow Bridge 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 1017175.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric cairnfields, funerary cairns, ring cairns, hut circles, field systems and a medieval enclosed field system on Bootle Fell (1.3 km), Great Grassoms prehistoric cairnfield, four funerary cairns, two medieval dispersed settlements and associated field systems on Bootle Fell (1.7 km), Little Grassoms prehistoric field system, two cairnfields and six funerary cairns on Bootle Fell (1.8 km).
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