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Cairnfield on Swindon Hill is a Bronze Age ceremonial and burial landscape situated in Northumberland, approximately 800 metres west of Hepple Whitefield Farm. The site comprises multiple cairns and associated earthworks characteristic of upland burial practices during the second millennium BC. The cairnfield represents a significant Bronze Age funerary complex that would have served the local population over an extended period, reflecting the ritual and commemorative practices of prehistoric communities in the North East. The survival of multiple cairn structures within this field system provides archaeological evidence of sustained occupation and use of the upland landscape during the Bronze Age period.
Cairnfield on Swindon Hill, 800m west of Hepple Whitefield Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008874. View the official record →
Cairnfield on Swindon Hill is a Bronze Age ceremonial and burial landscape situated in Northumberland, approximately 800 metres west of Hepple Whitefield Farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008874.
Cairnfield on Swindon Hill, 800m west 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 1008874.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn on Whitefield Shank, 1100m SSW of Hepple Whitefield Farm (1.3 km), 18th century water mill at Grasslees (3 km), Bastle at The Raw Farm (4 km).
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