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Small stone circle on Swarth Fell

England
List entry 1007357
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007357
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.04 hectares
Grid reference
NY 45715 19086
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Small stone circle on Swarth Fell is a Bronze Age ritual monument situated on the high ground of Swarth Fell in Westmorland. The circle comprises a modest arrangement of stones marking a ceremonial or sacred site, typical of the numerous stone circles distributed across the upland regions of northern England. Such monuments generally date to the Bronze Age, when the construction of stone circles represented an important cultural practice linked to ritual activity, astronomical observation, or communal gathering. The site's elevated moorland location reflects the Bronze Age settlement patterns and land use of the region, with stone circles often positioned in prominent topographical settings across the Cumbrian landscape.

Small stone circle on Swarth Fell is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007357. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Small stone circle on Swarth Fell?

Small stone circle on Swarth Fell is a Bronze Age ritual monument situated on the high ground of Swarth Fell in Westmorland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007357.

Who is responsible for protecting Small stone circle on Swarth Fell?

Small stone circle on Swarth Fell 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 1007357.

What other scheduled monuments are near Small stone circle on Swarth Fell?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British farmstead 800m north-east of High House (4.9 km), Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement at Heck Beck, Bannerdale (5 km), Round cairn on High Raise (5.7 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Romano-British farmstead 800m north-east of High House
4.9 km
Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement at Heck Beck, Bannerdale
5 km
Round cairn on High Raise
5.7 km
Settlement SW of Naddle Bridge
6.2 km
Prehistoric rock art at Place Fell Cottage, 370m north east of Goldrill Bridge
6.4 km
Castle Crag slight univallate hillfort
6.4 km
Prehistoric rock art at Green Rigg, 310m north east of Goldrill bridge
6.4 km
Prehistoric rock art in Patterdale 270m north west of Crookabeck
6.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Small stone circle on Swarth Fell

Small stone circle on Swarth Fell stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Ordovician, bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is felsic tuff.

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