Scheduled MonumentsEnglandPrehistoric long cairn on Stainton Fell, 940m north east of Rowantree Force

Prehistoric long cairn on Stainton Fell, 940m north east of Rowantree Force

England
List entry 1016986
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016986
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.06 hectares
Grid reference
SD 14790 94617
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

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 →

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What is Prehistoric long cairn on Stainton Fell, 940m north east of Rowantree Force?

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.

Who is responsible for protecting Prehistoric long cairn on Stainton Fell, 940m north east of Rowantree Force?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Prehistoric long cairn on Stainton Fell, 940m north east of Rowantree Force?

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).

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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.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Prehistoric long cairn on Stainton Fell, 940m north east of Rowantree Force

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.