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Ring cairn on Askham Fell is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated on high moorland in Westmorland, comprising a circular arrangement of stones with an internal cairn structure typical of ritual or burial practices from the second millennium before Christ. The monument is associated with four adjacent stones which form part of the wider archaeological landscape of the fell, an area known to contain multiple prehistoric monuments reflecting sustained use of these uplands during antiquity. The ring cairn represents the kind of territorial or ceremonial marker common to Bronze Age communities across the upland regions of northern England, where such monuments frequently occur in concentrations suggesting organised ritual activity or burial practice.
Ring cairn on Askham Fell and four adjacent stones is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007359. View the official record →
Ring cairn on Askham Fell is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated on high moorland in Westmorland, comprising a circular arrangement of stones with an internal cairn structure typical of ritual or burial practices from the second millennium before Christ. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007359.
Ring cairn on Askham Fell and four adjacent stones 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 1007359.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn on Burn Banks (5.7 km), Enclosure containing four clearance cairns and a stone bank west of Four Stones Hill (5.8 km), Round cairn west of enclosure on Four Stones Hill (5.8 km).
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