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The monument 1.1 km south-east of Stainton in Cumberland is a scheduled ancient monument comprising multiple archaeological features spanning several millennia of human activity. The site encompasses a prehistoric stone circle, cairnfields, funerary cairns, and hut circles dating from the Bronze Age and later periods, along with evidence of Romano-British settlement in the form of a farmstead, and a medieval field system that represents continued agricultural use of the landscape. The physical remains demonstrate sustained occupation and land management across the site from prehistoric times through to the medieval period, with the stone circle and associated cairnwork indicating ritual and funerary practices of Bronze Age communities, whilst the Romano-British farmstead and medieval field boundaries illustrate the site's continued importance as a focus for settlement and farming activity. The diversity and chronological range of features make this a palimpsest of upland land use in the north-west of England, recording how communities adapted to and exploited the landscape over more than two thousand years.
Prehistoric stone circle, trackway, cairnfields, funerary cairns, hut circles, Romano-British farmstead and a medieval field system, 1.1km SE of Stainton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016988. View the official record →
The monument 1.1 km south-east of Stainton in Cumberland is a scheduled ancient monument comprising multiple archaeological features spanning several millennia of human activity.
Prehistoric stone circle, trackway, cairnfields, funerary cairns, hut circles, Romano-British farmstead and a medieval field system, 1.1km SE of Stainton 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 1016988.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three prehistoric cairnfields and an associated field system on Corney Fell, 1.2km south east of High Corney (1.9 km), Prehistoric cairnfield and two associated hut circles on Corney Fell, 860m north of Buckbarrow Bridge (2.6 km), Prehistoric cairnfield and associated field system on Corney Fell, 620m south east of Lambground (2.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Prehistoric stone circle, trackway, cairnfields, funerary cairns, hut circles, Romano-British farmstead and a medieval field system, 1.1km SE of Stainton'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 stone circle, trackway, cairnfields, funerary cairns, hut circles, Romano-British farmstead and a medieval field system, 1.1km SE of Stainton stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Ordovician To Silurian, bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is felsic-rock.