Cairns and enclosure on The Rigg, Banishead

No. 795 of 4,428 in the Lake District, No. 240 for history. History, 2.6 km from Coniston.

Cairns and enclosure on The Rigg, Banishead
Photo: Karl and Ali, CC BY-SA 2.0

Cairns and an enclosure on The Rigg at Banishead, near Coniston, protected as a scheduled monument.Written by Claude from the facts on this page (describe-v1, 2026-10-30).

Facts

Heritage
Scheduled monumentHistoric England, National Heritage List for England, checked 2026-10-29
Best months
Any time of yearoffyougo rules
Getting there

Why it ranks here

Score 0.65 for any trip, from the same formula as every place.

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Within 8 km, best first

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