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Leven's Park

Ring Cairn

<b>Leven's Park</b>Posted by greywetherImage © greywether
Nearest Town:Kendal (8km N)
OS Ref (GB):   SD506862 / Sheet: 97
Latitude:54° 16' 7.69" N
Longitude:   2° 45' 30.97" W

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<b>Leven's Park</b>Posted by greywether <b>Leven's Park</b>Posted by greywether

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"The site, now partially reconstructed, appears to have been a mound or cairn with a boulder Kerb sealing two earlier features with graves".
An area of previous settlement was chosen and perhaps delineated by a ring bank, used for burial on at least three occasions. The funery area which included a hut like structure was then sealed by a mound".
Archaeological Sites of the Lake District
T. Clare
Moorland Publishing Co.
fitzcoraldo Posted by fitzcoraldo
1st August 2002ce