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Cairnfield on Whitefield Edge is a Bronze Age monument situated on high ground in Northumberland, comprising a field scatter of burial cairns characteristic of upland funerary practice during the second millennium BCE. The site consists of multiple stone cairns distributed across the moorland landscape, representing evidence of ritual deposition and communal burial practices of prehistoric communities utilising the Northumberland hills. Such cairnfield sites are indicative of sustained use of upland zones during the Bronze Age, with their presence reflecting patterns of settlement, land use, and religious practice in the post-glacial landscape. The monument's location on Whitefield Edge places it within the broader archaeological context of Bronze Age activity across the Pennine and Cheviot moorlands of northern England.
Cairnfield on Whitefield Edge, 900m south-west of Debdon Whitefield is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008879. View the official record →
Cairnfield on Whitefield Edge is a Bronze Age monument situated on high ground in Northumberland, comprising a field scatter of burial cairns characteristic of upland funerary practice during the second millennium BCE. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008879.
Cairnfield on Whitefield Edge, 900m south-west of Debdon Whitefield 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 1008879.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cup and ring marked rock, 940m south-west of Wagtail Farm (3.7 km), Defended settlement, 360m north east of Pike House (3.7 km), Cup and ring marked rock and adjacent stone setting, 820m east of Whittondean Farm (3.9 km).
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