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Shiel Knowe round cairn is a Bronze Age burial mound situated in Cumberland, England. The monument comprises a circular mound of stone and earth constructed during the Bronze Age period, when such cairns served as communal or individual burial monuments across northern Britain. Like other round cairns of its type and period, it would have functioned as a focal point for ritual practices and the interment of the deceased, reflecting the funerary customs and social structures of Bronze Age communities in the region. The site remains an important archaeological record of prehistoric settlement and burial practices in Cumberland.
Shiel Knowe round cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016395. View the official record →
Shiel Knowe round cairn is a Bronze Age burial mound situated in Cumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016395.
Shiel Knowe round cairn 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 1016395.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stone hut circle 740m east of Woodhead (6.2 km), Medieval dispersed settlement 210m WNW of Lukes Cottage (6.5 km), Medieval shieling on Espy Bank 35m south of Esby Well (6.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Shiel Knowe round cairn'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.
Shiel Knowe round cairn stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.