Scheduled MonumentsEnglandPrehistoric cairnfields, field systems, hut circles and a farmstead on Corney Fell, 440m north west of Buckbarow Bridge

Prehistoric cairnfields, field systems, hut circles and a farmstead on Corney Fell, 440m north west of Buckbarow Bridge

England
List entry 1017175
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017175
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
20.64 hectares
Grid reference
SD 12908 90673, SD 13079 90690, SD 13343 90775, SD 13540 90717, SD 12968 90219
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

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 →

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What is Prehistoric cairnfields, field systems, hut circles and a farmstead on Corney Fell, 440m north west of Buckbarow Bridge?

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.

Who is responsible for protecting Prehistoric cairnfields, field systems, hut circles and a farmstead on Corney Fell, 440m north west of Buckbarow Bridge?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Prehistoric cairnfields, field systems, hut circles and a farmstead on Corney Fell, 440m north west of Buckbarow Bridge?

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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Monuments
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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
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The bedrock under Prehistoric cairnfields, field systems, hut circles and a farmstead on Corney Fell, 440m north west of Buckbarow Bridge

Prehistoric cairnfields, field systems, hut circles and a farmstead on Corney Fell, 440m north west of Buckbarow Bridge stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Ordovician To Silurian, bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is felsic-rock.