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Cairnfield 730m south east of Burntshield Haugh is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Northumberland. The site consists of a cluster of burial cairns arranged across the landscape, characteristic of Bronze Age ceremonial and mortuary practices in northern Britain. Such cairnfields typically date to the second millennium BC and represent the burial grounds of prehistoric communities, with multiple interments within individual stone-built mounds reflecting the importance of formal, structured burial rites during this period. The monument's survival in the upland terrain of Northumberland provides evidence of Bronze Age settlement patterns and funerary traditions in the region.
Cairnfield 730m south east of Burntshield Haugh is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018530. View the official record →
Cairnfield 730m south east of Burntshield Haugh is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018530.
Cairnfield 730m south east of Burntshield Haugh 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 1018530.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric hut circle settlement, farmstead and field system, 425m east of Burntshield Haugh (0.5 km), Burntshieldhaugh Fell prehistoric settlement and field system, 570m east of Ivy Pool (0.8 km), Hut circle settlement and field system, Romano-British settlement, hush and lead ore works, 750m north east of Burntshield Haugh (1 km).
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