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Round cairn 300m south west of Underwood is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Cumberland, England. The structure comprises a mound of stones characteristic of cairn construction from the prehistoric period, representing a form of mortuary practice common in northern Britain during the second millennium BC. Such monuments typically contained burials, often accompanied by grave goods, and served as enduring markers of burial sites within the landscape. The cairn survives as an archaeological monument of regional significance, documenting Bronze Age funerary traditions and settlement patterns in the Cumberland uplands.
Round cairn 300m south west of Underwood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015727. View the official record →
Round cairn 300m south west of Underwood is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Cumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015727.
Round cairn 300m south west of Underwood 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 1015727.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval dispersed settlement 210m WNW of Lukes Cottage (4.3 km), Stone hut circle 740m east of Woodhead (4.5 km), Medieval shieling on Espy Bank 35m south of Esby Well (4.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round cairn 300m south west of Underwood'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 300m south west of Underwood stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.