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Round cairn 230m north of Berry Holme is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument located in Westmorland, England. The cairn represents a form of funerary architecture typical of upland regions in northern England during the prehistoric period, constructed as a mound of stones to mark and contain burial deposits. Such monuments are significant archaeological indicators of settlement patterns and ritual practices in the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods. The site's survival and designation reflect its importance to understanding the prehistoric use of the Westmorland landscape.
Round cairn 230m north of Berry Holme is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021182. View the official record →
Round cairn 230m north of Berry Holme is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument located in Westmorland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021182.
Round cairn 230m north of Berry Holme 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 1021182.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including New Sedgwick gunpowder works, 580m north of Gate House (1.9 km), Basingill gunpowder works, 130m south of Force Bridge (2.7 km), Sedgwick aqueduct (2.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round cairn 230m north of Berry Holme'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.
Round cairn 230m north of Berry Holme stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.