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The Bronze Age cairnfield, prehistoric enclosure, Romano-British settlement and medieval shielings 500m south of Mounthooly is a palimpsest monument in Northumberland demonstrating sustained human occupation and land use across multiple millennia. The site comprises Bronze Age burial cairns, an Iron Age or Romano-British enclosed settlement, and later pastoral structures associated with medieval transhumance practices. Its significance lies in the evidence it provides for continuity of settlement patterns and the use of upland terrain from the Bronze Age through the medieval period. The monument's archaeological complexity illustrates the long-term development of land management strategies in the Northumbrian uplands, particularly the adaptation of pastoral economies to seasonal and landscape constraints.
Bronze Age cairnfield, prehistoric enclosure, Romano-British settlement and medieval shielings 500m south of Mounthooly is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014769. View the official record →
The Bronze Age cairnfield, prehistoric enclosure, Romano-British settlement and medieval shielings 500m south of Mounthooly is a palimpsest monument in Northumberland demonstrating sustained human occupation and land use across multiple millennia. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014769.
Bronze Age cairnfield, prehistoric enclosure, Romano-British settlement and medieval shielings 500m south of Mounthooly 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 1014769.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Outer Cock Law, old roads and linear earthwork (5.5 km), Kelsocleugh, farmstead 950m S of (5.6 km), Windy Gyle,cairns 480m & 700m NE of summit of (6.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bronze Age cairnfield, prehistoric enclosure, Romano-British settlement and medieval shielings 500m south of Mounthooly'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.
Bronze Age cairnfield, prehistoric enclosure, Romano-British settlement and medieval shielings 500m south of Mounthooly stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.