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Round cairn on the summit of Rasett Hill is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Westmorland in the Lake District region. The cairn comprises a circular mound of stones constructed on elevated terrain, a positioning typical of prehistoric burial sites in upland areas of northern England. Such monuments served as communal or individual burial places and remain important archaeological indicators of early settled communities and their ritual practices in the region. The site's summit location would have afforded it visibility across the surrounding landscape, a characteristic often associated with monuments of ceremonial or territorial significance during the prehistoric period.
Round cairn on the summit of Rasett Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007214. View the official record →
Round cairn on the summit of Rasett Hill is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Westmorland in the Lake District region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007214.
Round cairn on the summit of Rasett 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 1007214.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Foundations N of St Oswald's Church (1.9 km), Two round cairns, three Romano-British settlements and aggregate field systems at Severals and Intake, and Smardale Gill lime kilns and quarry (2.1 km), Dykes and mounds on either side of Scandal Beck (2.2 km).
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