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Two ring cairns on Gawthwaite Moor is a Neolithic or Bronze Age ceremonial monument located on moorland in Lancashire. The site comprises two circular stone structures characteristic of ring cairn construction, a monument type that typically dates to the later Neolithic period through to the Bronze Age. Ring cairns of this type served ritual or commemorative purposes and are found across upland regions of northern England, where they represent significant evidence of prehistoric activity on the landscape. The monument's moorland location places it within a broader context of Bronze Age funerary and ceremonial practices in the Pennine uplands.
Two ring cairns on Gawthwaite Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007220. View the official record →
Two ring cairns on Gawthwaite Moor is a Neolithic or Bronze Age ceremonial monument located on moorland in Lancashire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007220.
Two ring cairns on Gawthwaite Moor 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 1007220.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Knapperthaw stone circle (2.1 km), Prehistoric hut circle settlements, enclosure, cairnfields, funerary cairns, a dispersed medieval settlement, field system and kilns on Heathwaite Fell (2.5 km), Cairn and ring mound on Long Moor, W of Gill House Beck (2.8 km).
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