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Round cairn on Birkrigg Common, 600m north west of High Sunbrick Farm

England
List entry 1013964
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013964
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.03 hectares
Grid reference
SD 28549 74452
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The round cairn on Birkrigg Common is a Bronze Age burial monument located in the upland landscape of Lancashire, approximately 600 metres north-west of High Sunbrick Farm. The monument comprises a circular mound of stones typical of cairn construction during the Bronze Age period, and its presence reflects the use of Pennine moorland for funerary and ceremonial purposes in prehistoric times. Such cairns commonly contained cremated remains or inhumations and served as focal points within the Bronze Age landscape. The site's designation as a scheduled monument recognises its archaeological significance as evidence of prehistoric settlement and burial practice in the region.

Round cairn on Birkrigg Common, 600m north west of High Sunbrick Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013964. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Round cairn on Birkrigg Common, 600m north west of High Sunbrick Farm?

The round cairn on Birkrigg Common is a Bronze Age burial monument located in the upland landscape of Lancashire, approximately 600 metres north-west of High Sunbrick Farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013964.

Who is responsible for protecting Round cairn on Birkrigg Common, 600m north west of High Sunbrick Farm?

Round cairn on Birkrigg Common, 600m north west of High Sunbrick Farm 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 1013964.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round cairn on Birkrigg Common, 600m north west of High Sunbrick Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn on Birkrigg Common, 520m north west of High Sunbrick Farm (0.2 km), Concentric stone circle on Birkrigg Common (0.8 km), Romano-British enclosed hut circle settlement 660m south east of Holme Bank (1.4 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
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Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
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Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round cairn on Birkrigg Common, 520m north west of High Sunbrick Farm
0.2 km
Concentric stone circle on Birkrigg Common
0.8 km
Romano-British enclosed hut circle settlement 660m south east of Holme Bank
1.4 km
Romano-British farmstead and associated enclosure west of Scales Haggs, 300m NNE of Scales Green Farm
2.2 km
Lime kiln 100m east of Scales Green Farm
2.4 km
Romano-British farmstead east of Little Urswick Crags
2.5 km
Lime kiln 320m south east of Scales Green Farm
2.5 km
Romano-British farmstead on Little Urswick Crags
2.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round cairn on Birkrigg Common, 600m north west of High Sunbrick Farm

Round cairn on Birkrigg Common, 600m north west of High Sunbrick Farm stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

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