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Prehistoric enclosure, hut circle and adjacent cairnfield east of Whillan Beck, Burnmoor is a Bronze Age settlement complex located in Cumberland on the moorland landscape of the Lake District. The site comprises a substantial enclosure with associated domestic structures in the form of a hut circle, together with an adjacent cairnfield representing the clearance of stones from the surrounding area. These monuments date to the Bronze Age and testify to the sustained occupation and agricultural exploitation of upland terrain during prehistoric times. The spatial arrangement of the enclosure, hut circle, and cairnfield represents a characteristic pattern of Bronze Age settlement organisation in northern England's upland regions.
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 settlement complex located in Cumberland on the moorland landscape of the Lake District. 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).
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