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Ring cairn east of Threepow Raise is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument situated in Westmorland. The monument consists of a circular cairn of stones arranged in a ring formation, characteristic of funerary structures dating to the prehistoric period. Its exact chronological attribution and original function remain subjects of archaeological interpretation, though such ring cairns typically served as burial or ceremonial sites for early farming communities. The site forms part of the important landscape of upland barrows and cairns that document prehistoric settlement and ritual practice in the Lake District region.
Ring cairn east of Threepow Raise is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011588. View the official record →
Ring cairn east of Threepow Raise is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument situated in Westmorland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011588.
Ring cairn east of Threepow Raise 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 1011588.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn north of Four Stones Hill (5.5 km), Two standing stones north-west of Four Stones Hill (5.5 km), Enclosure containing four clearance cairns and a stone bank west of Four Stones Hill (5.6 km).
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