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Round cairn 580m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell is a prehistoric burial monument located in Westmorland, England. The cairn dates to the Bronze Age and represents one of many such funerary structures that occupy the upland landscape of the Lake District region. The monument comprises a mound of stones constructed over human remains, a practice characteristic of Bronze Age burial customs in northern Britain. Such cairns are significant archaeological indicators of prehistoric settlement patterns and mortuary practices on upland terrain, though the specific dimensions and excavation history of this individual example are not extensively documented in the general scholarly record.
Round cairn 580m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007369. View the official record →
Round cairn 580m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell is a prehistoric burial monument located in Westmorland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007369.
Round cairn 580m 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 1007369.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn north of Four Stones Hill (6.2 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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