Scheduled MonumentsEnglandWhite Lyne round cairn 60m NNW of confluence of Gate Grain and White Lyne

White Lyne round cairn 60m NNW of confluence of Gate Grain and White Lyne

England
List entry 1016396
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016396
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.02 hectares
Grid reference
NY 58260 81029
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

White Lyne round cairn is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Cumberland, in the north-west of England, situated approximately 60 metres north-north-west of the confluence of Gate Grain and White Lyne. The monument consists of a circular earthwork characteristic of Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary practice, when such cairns and barrows served as communal or individual burial sites across the upland regions of northern Britain. The cairn's survival into the modern period, despite centuries of agricultural activity in the region, makes it a significant archaeological record of prehistoric settlement patterns and ritual practice in the borderland areas of Cumbria. Its designation as a heritage monument recognises its importance as physical evidence of early British burial traditions and landscape use.

White Lyne round cairn 60m NNW of confluence of Gate Grain and White Lyne is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016396. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is White Lyne round cairn 60m NNW of confluence of Gate Grain and White Lyne?

White Lyne round cairn is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Cumberland, in the north-west of England, situated approximately 60 metres north-north-west of the confluence of Gate Grain and White Lyne. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016396.

Who is responsible for protecting White Lyne round cairn 60m NNW of confluence of Gate Grain and White Lyne?

White Lyne round cairn 60m NNW of confluence of Gate Grain and White Lyne 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 1016396.

What other scheduled monuments are near White Lyne round cairn 60m NNW of confluence of Gate Grain and White Lyne?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stone hut circle 740m east of Woodhead (7.1 km), Medieval dispersed settlement 210m WNW of Lukes Cottage (8 km), Medieval shieling on Espy Bank 35m south of Esby Well (8.2 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
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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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
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Legal
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under White Lyne round cairn 60m NNW of confluence of Gate Grain and White Lyne

White Lyne round cairn 60m NNW of confluence of Gate Grain and White Lyne stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around White Lyne round cairn 60m NNW of confluence of Gate Grain and White Lyne

Hadrian's WallArchaeological site · ~17.8 milesBattle of Solway Moss 1542Battle (1542) · ~15 miles