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Round cairn on Heughscar Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Westmorland in the English Lake District. The structure consists of a circular heap of stones characteristic of cairns constructed during the Bronze Age, when such monuments served as burial sites or territorial markers across northern Britain. The cairn's position on Heughscar Hill places it within a landscape that contains other prehistoric remains, reflecting patterns of Bronze Age settlement and ritual activity in the upland regions of northwest England. Though the site has been subject to some degradation over time, it remains an important archaeological indicator of Bronze Age funerary practices in the region.
Round cairn on Heughscar Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011589. View the official record →
Round cairn on Heughscar Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Westmorland in the English Lake District. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011589.
Round cairn on Heughscar Hill 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 1011589.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn north of Four Stones Hill (6.8 km), Two standing stones north-west of Four Stones Hill (6.9 km), Enclosure containing four clearance cairns and a stone bank west of Four Stones Hill (7 km).
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