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Prehistoric enclosure, hut circle and adjacent cairnfield east of Whillan Beck, Burnmoor is a Bronze Age ceremonial and domestic landscape situated on the moorland of central Cumberland. The site comprises a substantial enclosure, domestic settlement evidence in the form of a hut circle, and an associated cairnfield which collectively testify to sustained Bronze Age occupation and land use in this upland region. The cairnfield, composed of numerous cairns of varying sizes, likely represents Bronze Age funerary practice and territorial marking, whilst the hut circle indicates domestic habitation. Together these elements form a coherent Bronze Age archaeological complex of regional significance for understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and ritual practice on the Cumbrian uplands.
Prehistoric enclosure, hut circle and adjacent cairnfield east of Whillan Beck, Burnmoor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008534. View the official record →
Prehistoric enclosure, hut circle and adjacent cairnfield east of Whillan Beck, Burnmoor is a Bronze Age ceremonial and domestic landscape situated on the moorland of central Cumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008534.
Prehistoric enclosure, hut circle and adjacent cairnfield east of Whillan Beck, 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 1008534.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hesk Fell prehistoric cairnfield and funerary cairn, a linear boundary, and a dispersed medieval settlement and field system 840m west of Horseman Gate (9.3 km), Prehistoric cairnfield and linear boundary on Hesk Fell 800m north of Holehouse Bridge (9.4 km), Prehistoric long cairn on Stainton Fell, 940m north east of Rowantree Force (9.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Prehistoric enclosure, hut circle and adjacent cairnfield east of Whillan Beck, Burnmoor's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Prehistoric enclosure, hut circle and adjacent cairnfield east of Whillan Beck, Burnmoor stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Ordovician To Silurian, bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is felsic-rock.