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Ring cairn on Askham Fell is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Westmorland, England. The site comprises a cairn with a distinctive ring form, characteristic of funerary monuments constructed during the Bronze Age period. The Cop Stone, an ancient barrow or burial mound associated with the site, forms part of this archaeological landscape. This monument represents an important survival of prehistoric burial practice in the upland areas of northern England and contributes to understanding Bronze Age settlement and ritual patterns in the region.
Ring cairn on Askham Fell including The Cop Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007362. View the official record →
Ring cairn on Askham Fell is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Westmorland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007362.
Ring cairn on Askham Fell including The Cop Stone 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 1007362.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn on Burn Banks (5.4 km), Enclosure containing four clearance cairns and a stone bank west of Four Stones Hill (5.4 km), Round cairn west of enclosure on Four Stones Hill (5.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Ring cairn on Askham Fell including The Cop Stone'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.
Ring cairn on Askham Fell including The Cop Stone stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.