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The round cairn on Dunmail Raise is a Bronze Age burial monument situated in the Lake District fells of Cumberland. The cairn consists of a mounded accumulation of stones typical of upland burial construction during the second millennium BC, occupying a prominent position on the pass between Helvellyn and Fairfield. Such monuments represent important evidence of prehistoric settlement and funerary practice in the high pastoral landscape of northern England. The site's elevated location reflects the established Bronze Age pattern of cairn construction in prominent topographical positions.
Round cairn on Dunmail Raise is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011353. View the official record →
The round cairn on Dunmail Raise is a Bronze Age burial monument situated in the Lake District fells of Cumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011353.
Round cairn on Dunmail Raise 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 1011353.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two rifle ranges on Silver How (5.5 km), The Langdale Boulders, two prehistoric rock art sites in Great Langdale 250m south of Harry Place (6 km), Prehistoric rock art, 150m south west of Nook End (7.9 km).
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