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Round cairn 450m south-east of Castle Folds is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Westmorland, England. The cairn represents a form of burial architecture characteristic of the Bronze Age, when such stone-built mounds served as communal or individual interment sites across the upland regions of northern England. The monument's survival in the archaeological landscape demonstrates the long-term stability of these structures on exposed moorland terrain. Its proximity to Castle Folds, a later medieval fortification, illustrates the layered chronology of human settlement in this area of Westmorland, with Bronze Age burial practices predating the castle occupation by over a thousand years.
Round cairn 450m south-east of Castle Folds is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011150. View the official record →
Round cairn 450m south-east of Castle Folds is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Westmorland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011150.
Round cairn 450m south-east of Castle Folds 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 1011150.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Folds Romano-British defended stone hut circle settlement and medieval shieling (0.4 km), Round cairn 630m ENE of Sunbiggin Farm (1.3 km), Friar Biggins monastic grange (1.5 km).
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