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Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Lammerside Castle

England
List entry 1007215
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007215
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.1 hectares
Grid reference
NY 77258 05181
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Lammerside Castle is a prehistoric burial monument located in Westmorland, England. The barrow dates to the Bronze Age and represents a funerary practice common across upland areas of northern England during this period. Such monuments typically contained cremated or inhumed remains and served as focal points within the landscape for Bronze Age communities. The barrow's proximity to Lammerside Castle, a later medieval fortification, reflects the long continuity of significant sites within this region of Cumbria.

Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Lammerside Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007215. View the official record →

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What is Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Lammerside Castle?

Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Lammerside Castle is a prehistoric burial monument located in Westmorland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007215.

Who is responsible for protecting Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Lammerside Castle?

Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Lammerside Castle 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 1007215.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Lammerside Castle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lammerside Castle medieval tower house (0.4 km), Three round cairns 190m south of White Brackens House (0.9 km), Giants' Graves, four pillow mounds 300m south east of White Brackens House (1 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Lammerside Castle medieval tower house
0.4 km
Three round cairns 190m south of White Brackens House
0.9 km
Giants' Graves, four pillow mounds 300m south east of White Brackens House
1 km
Wharton Hall, gatehouse, banqueting hall and kitchen
1 km
Lynchets WNW of Wharton Hall
1.2 km
Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Wharton Hall
1.4 km
Pendragon Castle
2.7 km
Round cairn on the summit of Rasett Hill
3.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Lammerside Castle

Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Lammerside Castle stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

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