Prehistoric cairnfield, hut circle settlement, field system, funerary cairn, and a medieval shieling on Birkby Fell west of Devoke Water
No. 1952 of 4,428 in the Lake District, No. 608 for history. History, 15.2 km from Coniston.
A scheduled monument on Birkby Fell, west of Devoke Water, made up of a prehistoric cairnfield, a hut circle settlement, a field system and a funerary cairn, along with a medieval shieling.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
Why it ranks here
Score 0.56 for any trip, from the same formula as every place.- Interests: History and heritage
- Openly licensed photo: no (weight 0.15)
- Detail in OpenStreetMap: no (weight 0.15)
- Has a website: no (weight 0.1)
- Heritage listing: 60% (weight 0.15)
- Wikipedia and Wikimedia pages: no (weight 0.25)
