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Stone circle and funerary cairn 440m south west of Great Knott, Lacra

England
List entry 1009109
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1009109
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.07 hectares
Grid reference
SD 14923 80982
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Stone circle and funerary cairn 440m south west of Great Knott, Lacra is a prehistoric burial monument located in Cumberland, England. The site comprises both a stone circle and an associated funerary cairn, indicating Bronze Age ritual and burial practices in the region. Such monuments typically date from the Bronze Age, when cremated remains were deposited within cairns and the surrounding stone circles may have served ceremonial or commemorative functions. The monument's survival in situ preserves evidence of ancient funerary customs and the ceremonial landscape of prehistoric Cumberland.

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 →

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What is Stone circle and funerary cairn 440m south west of Great Knott, Lacra?

Stone circle and funerary cairn 440m south west of Great Knott, Lacra is a prehistoric burial monument located in Cumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009109.

Who is responsible for protecting Stone circle and funerary cairn 440m south west of Great Knott, Lacra?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Stone circle and funerary cairn 440m south west of Great Knott, Lacra?

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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Monuments
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Battlefields
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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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

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
Lacra Old Kirk medieval dispersed settlement and associated lynchets 800m and 830m NNE of Bankfield House
0.5 km
Giant's Grave standing stones, Kirksanton
1.3 km
Millom Castle (ruined portions)
2.2 km
Hodbarrow Beacon
4.1 km
Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, 230m south east of Swinside
7.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Stone circle and funerary cairn 440m south west of Great Knott, Lacra

Stone circle and funerary cairn 440m south west of Great Knott, Lacra stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Ordovician, bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is mafic tuff.

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