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Cairnfield 420m south east of triangulation point on Gains Law is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Northumberland, England. The site comprises a cluster of burial cairns typical of upland Bronze Age settlement and ritual activity in northern Britain, dating to the second millennium BC. Such cairnfield complexes represent areas of concentrated funerary use where multiple generations deposited their dead, often indicating sustained occupation or periodic use of the landscape over considerable periods. The monument is situated within the moorland environment characteristic of Northumberland's higher ground, where Bronze Age communities exploited upland resources and established enduring ceremonial centres.
Cairnfield 420m south east of triangulation point on Gains Law is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017383. View the official record →
Cairnfield 420m south east of triangulation point on Gains Law is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Northumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017383.
Cairnfield 420m south east 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 1017383.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairnfield 400m north of Threestoneburn House (7.3 km), Stone circle and stone alignment 370m west of Threestoneburn House (7.5 km), Hut circle 320m west of Threestoneburn House (7.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cairnfield 420m south east of triangulation point on Gains Law's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Cairnfield 420m south east 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.