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Latitude: 54.5132 / 54°30'47"N
Longitude: -3.3164 / 3°18'59"W
OS Eastings: 314870.072655
OS Northings: 513893.146823
OS Grid: NY148138
Mapcode National: GBR 5J87.SX
Mapcode Global: WH70J.1T0H
Entry Name: Prehistoric cairnfield 1.0km ESE of Low Gillerthwaite
Scheduled Date: 5 April 2013
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1408244
County: Cumbria
Civil Parish: Ennerdale and Kinniside
Traditional County: Cumberland
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cumbria
Church of England Parish: Lamplugh St Michael
Church of England Diocese: Carlisle
A prehistoric cairnfield located 1.0km ESE of Low Gillerthwaite.
Source: Historic England
The monument includes the upstanding and buried remains of a small prehistoric cairnfield situated on a raised plateau above the alluvial mire on the north side of the River Liza 1.0km ESE of Low Gillerthwaite. The cairnfield includes nine oval-shaped clearance cairns up to 1.5m high and varying between 4m-10m long by 1m-5m wide.
Extent of Scheduling
The scheduling includes the upstanding and buried remains of the prehistoric cairnfield together with the archaeologically sensitive ground between all the cairns as surveyed by Lancaster University Archaeological Unit between 1995-1997. The protection also includes a 10m boundary beyond the edge of the outermost cairns which is considered essential for the support and preservation of the cairnfield and thus provides a rectangular area measuring 90m by 45m.
Source: Historic England
The prehistoric cairnfield 1.0km ESE of Low Gillerthwaite is scheduled for the following principal reasons:
* Survival: it survives well with features standing up to 1.5m high:
* Potential: it will enhance our understanding of the nature of prehistoric settlement patterns in Ennerdale and the wider upland landscape
* Group Value: the monument is associated with numerous contemporary and non-contemporary monuments in the Ennerdale valley
* Documentation: our understanding of prehistoric settlement and agriculture practices in Ennerdale is significantly enhanced by the archaeological surveys undertaken between 1995-97.
Source: Historic England
Other
Lancaster University Archaeological Unit, Ennerdale Forest, Cumbria. Archaeological Survey. Final Report, March 1998,
Oxford Archaeology North, Ennerdale, West Cumbria. Historic Landscape Survey, November 2003,
Source: Historic England
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