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Round cairn on Thornley Hall Fell, 430m east of Meg Hall, is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Lancashire, England. The site consists of a circular stone cairn, typical of funerary structures raised during the Bronze Age period to mark elite or significant burials. Such cairns served as enduring monuments to the deceased and often contained cremated remains or inhumations accompanied by grave goods. The monument's survival on the moorland landscape provides evidence of Bronze Age settlement and burial practices in the Pennine region.
Round cairn on Thornley Hall Fell, 430m east of Meg Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019447. View the official record →
Round cairn on Thornley Hall Fell, 430m east of Meg Hall, is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Lancashire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019447.
Round cairn on Thornley Hall Fell, 430m east of Meg Hall 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 1019447.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bailey Hall moated site, fishponds and chantry of St John the Baptist. (4.6 km), Ribchester Roman fort (Bremetennacum) (5.4 km), The Old Lower Hodder Bridge (6 km).
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