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White Raise round cairn is a Bronze Age burial mound located on Askham Fell in Westmorland, part of the extensive prehistoric archaeological landscape of the Lake District fells. The monument consists of a roughly circular stone cairn typical of upland burial practices during the Bronze Age, constructed from locally gathered stone and positioned in the open moorland environment characteristic of contemporary funerary sites in the region. Such cairns functioned as territorial markers and communal burial monuments, reflecting the social organisation of Bronze Age communities in the northern uplands. The site forms part of a wider distribution of similar monuments across the Pennine and Lake District uplands, contributing to understanding of prehistoric settlement patterns and ritual practices in northern England.
White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007374. View the official record →
White Raise round cairn is a Bronze Age burial mound located on Askham Fell in Westmorland, part of the extensive prehistoric archaeological landscape of the Lake District fells. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007374.
White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell 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 1007374.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two standing stones north-west of Four Stones Hill (6.2 km), Enclosure containing four clearance cairns and a stone bank west of Four Stones Hill (6.2 km), Round cairn west of enclosure on Four Stones Hill (6.2 km).
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