Prehistoric enclosure containing three hut circles and eight clearance cairns and an adjacent hut circle and cairnfield north east of Boat How, Burnmoor

No. 1957 of 4,428 in the Lake District, No. 613 for history. History, 13.7 km from Coniston.

A prehistoric enclosure on Burnmoor holding three hut circles and eight clearance cairns, with a further hut circle and a cairnfield beside it, north-east of Boat How. It is 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
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Score 0.56 for any trip, from the same formula as every place.

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