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Windrigg Hill round cairn, 440m south of High Murber

England
List entry 1007229
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007229
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.03 hectares
Grid reference
NY 58266 17683
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Windrigg Hill round cairn is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Westmorland, England, situated approximately 440 metres south of High Murber. The cairn consists of a roughly circular mound of stones constructed during the Bronze Age, reflecting the funerary practices characteristic of that period when communities across northern England erected such monuments to mark the graves of significant individuals. The site represents an important element of the prehistoric landscape of the Lake District region and contributes to understanding Bronze Age settlement and burial patterns in upland Westmorland. It is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry 1007229.

Windrigg Hill round cairn, 440m south of High Murber is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007229. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Windrigg Hill round cairn, 440m south of High Murber?

Windrigg Hill round cairn is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Westmorland, England, situated approximately 440 metres south of High Murber. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007229.

Who is responsible for protecting Windrigg Hill round cairn, 440m south of High Murber?

Windrigg Hill round cairn, 440m south of High Murber 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 1007229.

What other scheduled monuments are near Windrigg Hill round cairn, 440m south of High Murber?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn 670m north-east of summit of Long Scar Pike (6.5 km), Small stone circle on White Hag (6.6 km), Round cairn 300m west of Lyvennet Beck (6.7 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round cairn 670m north-east of summit of Long Scar Pike
6.5 km
Small stone circle on White Hag
6.6 km
Round cairn 300m west of Lyvennet Beck
6.7 km
Round cairn 35m east of summit of Long Scar Pike
6.9 km
Medieval dyke: part of deer park boundary at Hollins Scar
7.2 km
Medieval dyke: part of deer park boundary on Hazel Moor and two medieval shielings
7.2 km
Round cairn on Howenook Pike
8.1 km
Buck Park deerpound
8.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Windrigg Hill round cairn, 440m south of High Murber

Windrigg Hill round cairn, 440m south of High Murber stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

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