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Prehistoric long cairn on Stainton Fell, 940m north east of Rowantree Force is a Neolithic funerary monument located in Cumberland, England. The site represents the burial practices of early farming communities in northern Britain, dating to the Neolithic period. Long cairns of this type typically functioned as communal tombs, constructed from stone and often containing multiple burials spanning considerable periods of use. The monument survives as a substantial earthwork on the fell, preserving evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and mortuary ritual in the Lake District region.
Prehistoric long cairn on Stainton Fell, 940m north east of Rowantree Force is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016986. View the official record →
Prehistoric long cairn on Stainton Fell, 940m north east of Rowantree Force is a Neolithic funerary monument located in Cumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016986.
Prehistoric long cairn on Stainton Fell, 940m north east of Rowantree Force 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 1016986.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric cairnfield and two associated hut circles on Corney Fell, 860m north of Buckbarrow Bridge (3.7 km), Prehistoric cairnfield and associated field system on Corney Fell, 620m south east of Lambground (3.9 km), Prehistoric cairnfields, field systems, hut circles and a farmstead on Corney Fell, 440m north west of Buckbarow Bridge (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Prehistoric long cairn on Stainton Fell, 940m north east of Rowantree Force's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Prehistoric long cairn on Stainton Fell, 940m north east of Rowantree Force stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Ordovician, bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is mafic lava.