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Bell Knowe round cairn is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument situated approximately 200 metres north-east of The Cragg in Northumberland. The cairn consists of a circular mound of stones that would have originally served as a burial structure, typical of prehistoric funerary practices in northern Britain during the third and second millennia before the Common Era. The monument is listed in the National Heritage List for England under entry 1008268, reflecting its archaeological significance as evidence of early ritual and settlement patterns in the region. Such cairns represent important archaeological sources for understanding prehistoric communities and their burial customs in Northumberland.
Bell Knowe round cairn, 200m north east of The Cragg is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008268. View the official record →
Bell Knowe round cairn is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument situated approximately 200 metres north-east of The Cragg in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008268.
Bell Knowe round cairn, 200m north east of The Cragg is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1008268.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stone hut circles and linear boundary, 750m south-east of Low Cowden (8.5 km), Romano-British farmstead, 550m north-west of Barrasford Park (9.1 km), Romano-British farmstead, 70m south-west of Pity Me (9.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bell Knowe round cairn, 200m north east of The Cragg's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bell Knowe round cairn, 200m north east of The Cragg stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, argillaceous rocks and subordinate sandstone, interbedded.