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Round cairn 50m north east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Westmorland, northern England. The cairn survives as a substantial stone mound constructed during the Bronze Age period, when such burial structures were commonly erected across upland areas of the Lake District and surrounding regions. It forms part of a wider distribution of cairns on Askham Fell, including the nearby White Raise round cairn, indicating concentrated Bronze Age activity in this upland landscape. The monument is recorded and protected as a scheduled ancient monument, reflecting its archaeological importance for understanding Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in the north-west of England.
Round cairn 50m north east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007373. View the official record →
Round cairn 50m north east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Westmorland, northern England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007373.
Round cairn 50m north 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 1007373.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two standing stones north-west of Four Stones Hill (6.2 km), Enclosure containing four clearance cairns and a stone bank west of Four Stones Hill (6.2 km), Round cairn west of enclosure on Four Stones Hill (6.3 km).
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