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Round cairn 320m north-north-west of Seal Howe

England
List entry 1011617
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011617
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.04 hectares
Grid reference
NY 59540 12732
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round cairn 320m north-north-west of Seal Howe is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Westmorland, England. The site consists of a circular mound constructed from stone, characteristic of cairn burial practices prevalent in northern England during the Bronze Age. Such monuments served as communal or individual burial places and represent significant evidence of prehistoric funerary customs and settlement patterns in the Lake District region. The cairn's survival to the present day, despite its remote upland location, provides archaeological value for understanding Bronze Age land use and commemorative practices in Westmorland.

Round cairn 320m north-north-west of Seal Howe is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011617. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Round cairn 320m north-north-west of Seal Howe?

Round cairn 320m north-north-west of Seal Howe is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Westmorland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011617.

Who is responsible for protecting Round cairn 320m north-north-west of Seal Howe?

Round cairn 320m north-north-west of Seal Howe 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 1011617.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round cairn 320m north-north-west of Seal Howe?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn 35m east of summit of Long Scar Pike (1.9 km), Medieval dyke: part of deer park boundary on Hazel Moor and two medieval shielings (2.4 km), Round cairn on Howenook Pike (3 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
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.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Historical Maps
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round cairn 35m east of summit of Long Scar Pike
1.9 km
Medieval dyke: part of deer park boundary on Hazel Moor and two medieval shielings
2.4 km
Round cairn on Howenook Pike
3 km
Ring cairn north-west of Cattle Howe
3.6 km
Round cairn 460m NNE of Broadfell
4.4 km
Friar Biggins monastic grange
5.4 km
Gamelands embanked stone circle
6.4 km
Castle Folds Romano-British defended stone hut circle settlement and medieval shieling
6.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round cairn 320m north-north-west of Seal Howe

Round cairn 320m north-north-west of Seal Howe 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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