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Ring cairn on Knipescar Common is a prehistoric burial monument located in Westmorland, England. The structure consists of a circular or near-circular arrangement of stones forming a ring, typical of cairn monuments constructed during the Bronze Age. Such ring cairns served funerary purposes and often marked the burial places of individuals of some status within their community. The monument's survival on Knipescar Common represents an important record of Bronze Age mortuary practice and settlement patterns in the Lake District region of northwestern England.
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 prehistoric burial monument located in Westmorland, 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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