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Cairnfield on Whitefield Edge is a Bronze Age ceremonial and burial landscape located on high ground in Northumberland, comprising multiple cairns and associated earthworks. The site represents a significant concentration of funerary monuments dating to the second millennium BCE, reflecting sustained ritual use of this upland location across an extended period. The individual cairns vary in size and preservation, with some remaining as substantial stone heaps whilst others have been reduced by centuries of moorland management and agricultural activity. This type of dispersed cairnfield is characteristic of Bronze Age funerary practice in northern England, where elevated terrain was favoured for burial monuments and suggests the site held particular significance for Bronze Age communities in the region.
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 ceremonial and burial landscape located on high ground in Northumberland, comprising multiple cairns and associated earthworks. 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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