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Cairn on Whitefield Shank is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in the upland landscape of Northumberland, approximately 1100 metres south-south-west of Hepple Whitefield Farm. The cairn comprises a mound of stones constructed as a burial structure typical of the Bronze Age period, when such monuments served as repositories for the dead and functioned as significant territorial markers within the landscape. The site forms part of the wider Bronze Age archaeological complex in this region of the Northumberland Pennines, contributing to understanding of prehistoric settlement and funerary practices in northern Britain. As a scheduled monument, it remains an important record of Bronze Age activity and resource use in upland areas during the second millennium before the Common Era.
Cairn on Whitefield Shank, 1100m SSW of Hepple Whitefield Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008892. View the official record →
Cairn on Whitefield Shank is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in the upland landscape of Northumberland, approximately 1100 metres south-south-west of Hepple Whitefield Farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008892.
Cairn on Whitefield Shank, 1100m SSW of Hepple Whitefield Farm 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 1008892.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including 18th century water mill at Grasslees (2.7 km), Bastle at The Raw Farm (3.9 km), Bastle, 500m west of High Shaw (4.6 km).
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