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Round cairn 380m north west of Willywood Well

England
List entry 1020048
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020048
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
NY 33438 35291
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round cairn 380m north west of Willywood Well is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Cumberland, England. The site comprises a circular mound constructed of stone, characteristic of cairn construction methods practised during the Bronze Age period. Such monuments typically served as funerary structures, marking the graves of individuals of some social standing within their communities. The cairn's survival and official listing reflect its archaeological significance as evidence of Bronze Age settlement and burial practices in the region.

Round cairn 380m north west of Willywood Well is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020048. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Round cairn 380m north west of Willywood Well?

Round cairn 380m north west of Willywood Well is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Cumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020048.

Who is responsible for protecting Round cairn 380m north west of Willywood Well?

Round cairn 380m north west of Willywood Well 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 1020048.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round cairn 380m north west of Willywood Well?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rospow Hills prehistoric cairnfield and associated field system 740m south west of High Wath Ford (1.1 km), Haltcliffe copper smelter and associated leat immediately east of High Wath Ford (1.7 km), Round cairn 275m south east of High Wath Ford (1.7 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
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
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Rospow Hills prehistoric cairnfield and associated field system 740m south west of High Wath Ford
1.1 km
Haltcliffe copper smelter and associated leat immediately east of High Wath Ford
1.7 km
Round cairn 275m south east of High Wath Ford
1.7 km
Round cairn 250m south east of High Wath Ford
1.7 km
Large univallate hillfort, two round cairns and medieval shieling on Carrock Fell
1.9 km
Round cairn 390m west of Linewath
2 km
Carrock End copper mine 230m and 490m south west of Linewath
2.3 km
Carrock Fell tungsten, lead, copper, and arsenic mines and the remains of an early 20th century tungsten mill
2.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round cairn 380m north west of Willywood Well

Round cairn 380m north west of Willywood Well stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Ordovician, bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is mafic lava.

The wider landscape

Around Round cairn 380m north west of Willywood Well

Battle of SarkBattle (1448) · ~19.2 milesBattle of Solway Moss 1542Battle (1542) · ~20.3 miles
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