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Round cairn 490m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell, is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Westmorland in the English Lake District. The site consists of a cairn constructed from stone, characteristic of burial practices during the Bronze Age period when such monuments served as markers for cremated or inhumed remains. The cairn forms part of a wider cairn field on Askham Fell, indicating sustained use of this upland landscape for burial purposes across the Bronze Age. As a scheduled monument, it represents an important element of the prehistoric landscape and burial archaeology of the region.
Round cairn 490m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007378. View the official record →
Round cairn 490m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell, is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Westmorland in the English Lake District. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007378.
Round cairn 490m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell 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 1007378.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosure containing four clearance cairns and a stone bank west of Four Stones Hill (6 km), Round cairn on Burn Banks (6 km), Round cairn west of enclosure on Four Stones Hill (6 km).
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