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Round cairn on Summerhouse Hill is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Lancashire. The cairn dates to the Bronze Age and represents a burial practice common to upland regions of northern England during this period. The monument consists of a mound of stones constructed over a burial or burials, typical of cairn construction in the Bronze Age landscape. Such cairns served as enduring markers of the dead and reflect the ritual and territorial significance of upland areas in prehistoric society.
Round cairn on Summerhouse Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009119. View the official record →
Round cairn on Summerhouse Hill is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Lancashire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009119.
Round cairn on Summerhouse 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 1009119.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stone circle on Summerhouse Hill (0 km), Warton Crag small multivallate hillfort (1.7 km), Warton Old Rectory (2 km).
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