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Hart Heugh is a Bronze Age round cairn situated on high ground in Northumberland, approximately 780 metres south-west of Earlehillhead. The monument consists of a circular burial mound constructed from stone, characteristic of funerary practices during the Bronze Age period. Such cairns typically served as markers for elite or significant burials and often contained cremated remains or inhumations accompanied by grave goods. The elevated location of this cairn reflects the common Bronze Age practice of positioning burial monuments on prominent landscape features, which would have made them visually significant within the surrounding terrain and potentially served commemorative and territorial functions for the communities that constructed them.
Bronze Age round cairn on summit of Hart Heugh, 780m south west of Earlehillhead is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018446. View the official record →
Hart Heugh is a Bronze Age round cairn situated on high ground in Northumberland, approximately 780 metres south-west of Earlehillhead. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018446.
Bronze Age round cairn on summit of Hart Heugh, 780m south west of Earlehillhead 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 1018446.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Settlement S of Hare Law (8.3 km), Unenclosed hut circle settlement, associated field system and cairnfield on Standrop Rigg, 820m north west of Linhope Spout (8.6 km), Unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system, cairnfield and cord rig cultivation immediately north west of Linhope Spout (8.6 km).
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