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Round cairn on the summit of Rasett Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument situated in Westmorland. The cairn takes the form of a roughly circular mound constructed from stone, characteristic of funerary practices during the Bronze Age period. Its position on the hilltop summit suggests deliberate placement in a prominent landscape location, a common feature of prehistoric burial monuments in the Lake District and surrounding upland regions. The site contributes to the archaeological record of Bronze Age burial practices in northern England, though detailed investigation of its internal structure and any associated finds remains limited in the available scholarly literature.
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 Bronze Age burial monument situated in Westmorland. 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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round cairn on the summit of Rasett Hill's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Round cairn on the summit of Rasett Hill stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.