<< Our Photo Pages >> Great Mell Fell Tumulus - Round Cairn in England in Cumbria
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Great Mell Fell TumulusCountry: England County: Cumbria Type: Round Cairn
Nearest Town: Penrith Nearest Village: Penruddock
Map Ref: NY3967825366
Latitude: 54.619819N Longitude: 2.935685W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Site of a Bronze Age Round Cairn or Bowl Barrow on the landmark summit of Great Mell Fell (573m asl). A turf covered mound of stones 8.5-7m diameter and 0.8-0.4m high, which appears to have been previously excavated/disturbed. The site commands an excellent 360 degree panorama of the surrounding landscape.
No doubt the purpose of its position was to command views/alignments to some of these existing natural features or other Bronze Age monuments, for the purpose of spiritual connection.
Identified on modern/old OS maps as a Tumulus and recorded on Pastscape This is a link
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