Mecklin Park cairnfield
This area features a number of burial mounds, standing stones, and possible hut circles.
Plan Around Mecklin Park cairnfield
A good stop is not just something to read about. Once it belongs on the day, move into a saved trip and build the route around it.
Use this detail page to confirm that the stop is worth it, then carry that decision into a trip draft while the park context is still fresh.
Mecklin Park cairnfield Details
Cairnfields, concentrations of cairns nearby one another, are often made up of clearance cairns, piled there with stone cleared from surrounding fields in order to make it suitable for farming. Funerary cairns are often incorporated into the design as well. Although clearance cairns date from the Neolithic Period, most of the examples surviving today date from the Bronze Age, as with the cairns at Mecklin Park. Though not much remains to see, the area features a number of burial mounds, standing stones, and possible hut circles. During a 1950s excavation, archaeologists found jet beads, a flint knife, an arrowhead, and pottery typical of the Bronze Age. The site is 3.4 miles southeast of Gosforth via Santon Bridge.
Difficulty
Low
Distance
N/A
Estimated time
N/A
Region
N/A
Nearby Parks Around Mecklin Park cairnfield
Compare nearby parks around Mecklin Park cairnfield when deciding whether to expand the route after this stop.
Nearby Points of Interest Around Mecklin Park cairnfield
Use nearby POIs to quickly expand your options beyond Mecklin Park cairnfield while the map context is still fresh.
2.0 mi away
Fisherground Campsite
Great tent-camping spot for families.
2.3 mi away
Wast Water
One of the most dramatic lakes, Wast Water is the region's deepest and is surrounded by mountains.
2.9 mi away
Burnmoor Stone Circles
Five separate stone circles from dating back to 2,000 BC.
3.2 mi away
Eskdale Mill
The central structure of the present-day mill is thought to date from around 1547.
