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Cairn 900m north-east of Old Rothbury hillfort is a prehistoric burial monument located in Northumberland. The cairn lies in close spatial association with Old Rothbury hillfort, a substantial Iron Age settlement, though the cairn itself is of earlier Bronze Age date. This positioning suggests a landscape of long chronological occupation and ritual significance spanning multiple millennia. The monument contributes to understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and funerary practices in the Coquet Valley region of Northumberland.
Cairn 900m north-east of Old Rothbury hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008757. View the official record →
Cairn 900m north-east of Old Rothbury hillfort is a prehistoric burial monument located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008757.
Cairn 900m north-east of Old Rothbury hillfort 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 1008757.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two round cairns 590m and 610m east of Burn Brae (2.5 km), Lordenshaw multivallate hillfort, Romano-British settlements, field system, cairnfield, cross dyke, round cairn cemetery, rock art and medieval park pale (3.1 km), Round cairn on Garleigh Hill, 790m north east of Lordenshaw (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cairn 900m north-east of Old Rothbury hillfort'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.
Cairn 900m north-east of Old Rothbury hillfort stands on Border Group, bedrock that formed in the Meramecian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate argillaceous rocks and limestone.