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Stone circle and funerary cairn 440m south west of Great Knott, Lacra is a prehistoric monument comprising a stone circle with an associated cairn located in Cumberland. The site dates to the Bronze Age and represents an important archaeological testimony to funerary and ritual practices of that period. The stone circle would have served ceremonial functions, whilst the cairn indicates use as a burial monument, a combination that typifies Bronze Age sacred landscapes in the Lake District region. The monument survives as a physical record of prehistoric settlement and religious activity in the upland areas of north-west England.
Stone circle and funerary cairn 440m south west of Great Knott, Lacra is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009109. View the official record →
Stone circle and funerary cairn 440m south west of Great Knott, Lacra is a prehistoric monument comprising a stone circle with an associated cairn located in Cumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009109.
Stone circle and funerary cairn 440m south west of Great Knott, Lacra 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 1009109.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stone circle 410m SSW of Great Knott, Lacra (0.1 km), Stone circle west of Great Knott, Lacra (0.3 km), Two stone circles, a stone avenue and a stone alignment at Great Knott, Lacra (0.4 km).
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