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Round cairn 520m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on the Westmorland uplands. The cairn comprises a roughly circular mound of stones typical of prehistoric burial practice, constructed to mark and contain cremated human remains. Such monuments are characteristic of the Bronze Age period, when cairn construction became a widespread funerary tradition across upland Britain. The site's location on Askham Fell reflects the pattern of Bronze Age settlement and ritual activity in the Lake District's marginal upland zones.
Round cairn 520m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007370. View the official record →
Round cairn 520m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on the Westmorland uplands. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007370.
Round cairn 520m north east of The Cockpit, 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 1007370.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn north of Four Stones Hill (6.1 km), 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 (6.3 km).
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