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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Hardknott Round CairnCountry: England County: Cumbria Type: Round Cairn
Nearest Town: Ambleside Nearest Village: Eskdale
Map Ref: NY2171701328
Latitude: 54.401372N Longitude: 3.207387W
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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Situated on a false crest overlooking Eskdale, some
140 m to the SW of Hardknott Roman fort, there is a circular mound of stones, partly turf covered, which measures 12 m in diameter and up to 0.4 m high. Its centre is hollowed out to ground level, though it contains some loose stone. A path, possibly on the line of the Roman road, cuts across the S tangent. The size,form and position suggests this feature may be a Bronze Age Round cairn. Alternatively some suggest a ruined sheep fold, although the location is poorly defined for shepherding sheep on the rocky outcrop.
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