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The Bronze Age unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system and cairnfield at Gains Law in Northumberland is a multi-period archaeological complex situated on upland terrain south west of the triangulation point. The site comprises residential hut circles of Bronze Age date alongside associated field boundaries and a cairnfield, representing both domestic occupation and the managed agricultural landscape of the prehistoric period. The upland setting and character of the remains reflect the exploitation of moorland resources during the Bronze Age, when such settlements formed part of a broader pattern of dispersed pastoral and agricultural communities across northern England.
Bronze Age unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system and cairnfield, 630m south west of triangulation point on Gains Law is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017956. View the official record →
The Bronze Age unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system and cairnfield at Gains Law in Northumberland is a multi-period archaeological complex situated on upland terrain south west of the triangulation point. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017956.
Bronze Age unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system and cairnfield, 630m south west of triangulation point on Gains Law 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 1017956.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairnfield 400m north of Threestoneburn House (7.4 km), Stone circle and stone alignment 370m west of Threestoneburn House (7.6 km), Hut circle 320m west of Threestoneburn House (7.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bronze Age unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system and cairnfield, 630m south west of triangulation point on Gains Law'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 unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system and cairnfield, 630m south west of triangulation point on Gains Law stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.