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Ring cairn on Knipescar Common is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Westmorland, consisting of a circular cairn surrounded by a ditch or depression that creates a ring-like form characteristic of ceremonial burial sites of prehistoric northern England. The monument's precise dating and original function remain subjects of archaeological study, though ring cairns of this type are typically associated with burial practices spanning the late Neolithic through Bronze Age periods. Its location on the high open moorland of Knipescar Common reflects the placement of many such monuments in exposed upland areas of the English Lake District and surrounding regions. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry 1007407, confirming its status as a scheduled ancient monument of national archaeological importance.
Ring cairn on Knipescar Common is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007407. View the official record →
Ring cairn on Knipescar Common is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Westmorland, consisting of a circular cairn surrounded by a ditch or depression that creates a ring-like form characteristic of ceremonial burial sites of prehistoric northern England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007407.
Ring cairn on Knipescar Common 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 1007407.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Shap Premonstratensian Abbey, including the precinct wall, abbey mill and mill race, and two fishponds (4.5 km), Medieval dyke system and shieling west of Shap Abbey (4.7 km), Skellaw Hill bowl barrow (4.7 km).
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