Scheduled MonumentsEnglandPrehistoric enclosure containing three hut circles and eight clearance cairns and an adjacent hut circle and cairnfield north east of Boat How, Burnmoor

Prehistoric enclosure containing three hut circles and eight clearance cairns and an adjacent hut circle and cairnfield north east of Boat How, Burnmoor

England
List entry 1008536
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England
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Overview

History & significance

Prehistoric enclosure containing three hut circles and eight clearance cairns and an adjacent hut circle and cairnfield north east of Boat How, Burnmoor is a Bronze Age upland settlement site located in Cumberland, England. The monument comprises a substantial enclosure containing three domestic hut circles alongside eight clearance cairns, with a further isolated hut circle and associated cairnfield situated immediately adjacent to the main complex. The clearance cairns testify to agricultural activity and land management practices characteristic of Bronze Age pastoral communities exploiting the upland terrain. The arrangement and density of domestic structures within the enclosure indicate a concentrated settlement pattern typical of the Bronze Age period in the northwest of England.

Prehistoric enclosure containing three hut circles and eight clearance cairns and an adjacent hut circle and cairnfield north east of Boat How, Burnmoor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008536. View the official record →

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What is Prehistoric enclosure containing three hut circles and eight clearance cairns and an adjacent hut circle and cairnfield north east of Boat How, Burnmoor?

Prehistoric enclosure containing three hut circles and eight clearance cairns and an adjacent hut circle and cairnfield north east of Boat How, Burnmoor is a Bronze Age upland settlement site located in Cumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008536.

Who is responsible for protecting Prehistoric enclosure containing three hut circles and eight clearance cairns and an adjacent hut circle and cairnfield north east of Boat How, Burnmoor?

Prehistoric enclosure containing three hut circles and eight clearance cairns and an adjacent hut circle and cairnfield north east of Boat How, Burnmoor 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 1008536.

What other scheduled monuments are near Prehistoric enclosure containing three hut circles and eight clearance cairns and an adjacent hut circle and cairnfield north east of Boat How, Burnmoor?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Crosby Gill prehistoric cairnfield and field system and a dispersed medieval settlement and associated lynchets 450m west of Crosbythwaite (8.7 km), Prehistoric cairnfield and associated field system on Stainton Fell, 330m south of The Knott (9.5 km), Prehistoric long cairn on Stainton Fell, 940m north east of Rowantree Force (9.5 km).

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