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Stone hut circle and round cairn 800m east of Woodhead is a Bronze Age settlement complex located in Cumberland, England. The site comprises a well-preserved stone hut circle, indicative of domestic occupation during the Bronze Age, alongside a round cairn which likely served a funerary or ceremonial function. Such monuments are characteristic of upland settlement patterns in northern England during this prehistoric period, reflecting the exploitation of marginal pastoral landscapes. The archaeological remains provide evidence of Bronze Age land use and settlement hierarchy in the Cumbrian uplands.
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 Bronze Age settlement complex 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).
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