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Stone hut circle and round cairn 800m east of Woodhead is a prehistoric burial monument located in Cumberland, England. The site comprises a round cairn, a characteristic funerary structure of the Bronze Age, accompanied by a stone hut circle that suggests domestic occupation in the same period or possibly later. The juxtaposition of burial and residential features at this location indicates sustained use of the landscape during prehistory, reflecting patterns of settlement and commemoration common to upland areas of northern England during the Bronze Age and Iron Age periods. The monument's survival as an archaeological site of national importance is reflected in its statutory listing.
Stone hut circle and round cairn 800m east of Woodhead is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015729. View the official record →
Stone hut circle and round cairn 800m east of Woodhead is a prehistoric burial monument located in Cumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015729.
Stone hut circle and round cairn 800m east of Woodhead 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 1015729.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundaries east of milecastle 50 and the boundary west of Coombe Crag in wall miles 50 and 51 (8.5 km), Moated site at Upper Denton (9 km), Eight Roman inscriptions in the Roman quarry in Combcrag Wood, 350m south of Hadrian's Wall (9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Stone hut circle and round cairn 800m east of Woodhead's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Stone hut circle and round cairn 800m east of Woodhead stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.