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Round barrow 150m east of Scarside Plantation

England
List entry 1007409
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007409
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.06 hectares
Grid reference
NY 53195 19436
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round barrow 150m east of Scarside Plantation is a Bronze Age burial monument situated in Westmorland, England. The barrow survives as an earthwork mound and forms part of the dispersed pattern of funerary monuments characteristic of the Bronze Age landscape in this region. Such round barrows typically date to between approximately 2200 and 1500 BCE, serving as burial places for individuals of some social standing within Bronze Age communities. The monument is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry 1007409 and represents an important archaeological witness to prehistoric settlement and burial practice in the upland areas of northwest England.

Round barrow 150m east of Scarside Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007409. View the official record →

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What is Round barrow 150m east of Scarside Plantation?

Round barrow 150m east of Scarside Plantation is a Bronze Age burial monument situated in Westmorland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007409.

Who is responsible for protecting Round barrow 150m east of Scarside Plantation?

Round barrow 150m east of Scarside Plantation 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 1007409.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round barrow 150m east of Scarside Plantation?

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), Skellaw Hill bowl barrow (4.7 km), Medieval dyke system and shieling west of Shap Abbey (4.7 km).

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Shap Premonstratensian Abbey, including the precinct wall, abbey mill and mill race, and two fishponds
4.5 km
Skellaw Hill bowl barrow
4.7 km
Medieval dyke system and shieling west of Shap Abbey
4.7 km
Keld Chapel
5.4 km
Romano-British farmstead 800m north-east of High House
5.8 km
Round cairn west of White Raise
6 km
Round cairn on White Raise
6 km
Shap Stone Alignment
6.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round barrow 150m east of Scarside Plantation

Round barrow 150m east of Scarside Plantation 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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