Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBronze Age cairnfield on north west slopes of Hart Heugh, 900m south west of Wooler Common

Bronze Age cairnfield on north west slopes of Hart Heugh, 900m south west of Wooler Common

England
List entry 1018376
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018376
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.24 hectares
Grid reference
NT 96545 26095
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Hart Heugh cairnfield is a Bronze Age burial monument comprising a cluster of stone cairns situated on the north-western slopes of Hart Heugh in Northumberland, approximately nine hundred metres south-west of Wooler Common. The site consists of multiple burial cairns, typical of Bronze Age funerary practice in the upland regions of northern England, where such monuments were constructed as communal or family burial places. The cairnfield represents settlement and land-use patterns in the Bronze Age uplands, reflecting the pastoral economy and social organisation of prehistoric Northumbrian communities. The scattered arrangement of the cairns across the sloping terrain is characteristic of Bronze Age cairnfield sites distributed across the Cheviot hills and surrounding moorland.

Bronze Age cairnfield on north west slopes of Hart Heugh, 900m south west of Wooler Common is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018376. View the official record →

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What is Bronze Age cairnfield on north west slopes of Hart Heugh, 900m south west of Wooler Common?

Hart Heugh cairnfield is a Bronze Age burial monument comprising a cluster of stone cairns situated on the north-western slopes of Hart Heugh in Northumberland, approximately nine hundred metres south-west of Wooler Common. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018376.

Who is responsible for protecting Bronze Age cairnfield on north west slopes of Hart Heugh, 900m south west of Wooler Common?

Bronze Age cairnfield on north west slopes of Hart Heugh, 900m south west of Wooler Common 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 1018376.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bronze Age cairnfield on north west slopes of Hart Heugh, 900m south west of Wooler Common?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Settlement S of Hare Law (8.7 km), Unenclosed hut circle settlement, associated field system and cairnfield on Standrop Rigg, 820m north west of Linhope Spout (8.8 km), Unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system, cairnfield and cord rig cultivation immediately north west of Linhope Spout (8.9 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
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Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bronze Age cairnfield on north west slopes of Hart Heugh, 900m south west of Wooler Common

Bronze Age cairnfield on north west slopes of Hart Heugh, 900m south west of Wooler Common stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.