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Prehistoric cairnfield, hut circle settlement, field system, funerary cairn, and a medieval shieling on Birkby Fell west of Devoke Water

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The National Heritage List for England records Prehistoric cairnfield, hut circle settlement, field system, funerary cairn, and a medieval shieling on Birkby Fell west of Devoke Water as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Prehistoric cairnfield and funerary cairn, dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, with hut circles and field systems indicating settlement and agricultural activity. The site is significant for illustrating long-term human occupation and land use in a upland landscape.

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