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Round cairn 80m east of Hagg Gill

England
List entry 1011356
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011356
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
NY 42731 06646
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round cairn 80m east of Hagg Gill is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Westmorland in the English Lake District region. The site consists of a circular mound of stones constructed as a funerary structure typical of the Bronze Age period, when such cairns served as repositories for cremated human remains and grave goods. The monument survives as an upstanding earthwork and represents the archaeological evidence of ceremonial burial practices during the second millennium BC. As a scheduled ancient monument, it contributes to the wider landscape archaeology of upland Westmorland and reflects the settlement patterns and ritual activities of Bronze Age communities in this region.

Round cairn 80m east of Hagg Gill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011356. View the official record →

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What is Round cairn 80m east of Hagg Gill?

Round cairn 80m east of Hagg Gill is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Westmorland in the English Lake District region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011356.

Who is responsible for protecting Round cairn 80m east of Hagg Gill?

Round cairn 80m east of Hagg Gill 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 1011356.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round cairn 80m east of Hagg Gill?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn 75m east of Hagg Gill (0.1 km), Round cairn 15m east of Hagg Gill (0.6 km), Settlement on W slope of The Tongue, Troutbeck Park (0.7 km).

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round cairn 75m east of Hagg Gill
0.1 km
Round cairn 15m east of Hagg Gill
0.6 km
Settlement on W slope of The Tongue, Troutbeck Park
0.7 km
Medieval shieling 640m north of Troutbeck Park Farm
0.8 km
Low Kingate concentric stone circle
1.3 km
Millrigg Romano-British enclosed hut circle settlement
5.3 km
Prehistoric rock art, 150m south west of Nook End
5.5 km
Slight univallate hillfort on Allen Knott
5.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round cairn 80m east of Hagg Gill

Round cairn 80m east of Hagg Gill stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Ordovician To Silurian, bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.

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