Scheduled MonumentsEnglandCairnfield, unenclosed hut circle settlement and area of cord rig 190m north east of Pigdon's Leap

Cairnfield, unenclosed hut circle settlement and area of cord rig 190m north east of Pigdon's Leap

England
List entry 1020250
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020250
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.36 hectares
Grid reference
NT 96781 12134
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cairnfield is an unenclosed hut circle settlement and area of cord rig located near Pigdon's Leap in Northumberland, England. The site comprises the remains of prehistoric roundhouse structures arranged without defensive enclosure, alongside cord rig cultivation evidence that reflects early agricultural land use practices. The hut circles and associated ridge and furrow patterns indicate occupation and farming activity during the Iron Age or earlier prehistoric periods, representing a significant record of settlement patterns and subsistence strategies in the Northumbrian uplands. The monument survives as earthwork remains that document the evolution of pre-Roman settlement and agriculture in northern Britain.

Cairnfield, unenclosed hut circle settlement and area of cord rig 190m north east of Pigdon's Leap is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020250. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Cairnfield, unenclosed hut circle settlement and area of cord rig 190m north east of Pigdon's Leap?

Cairnfield is an unenclosed hut circle settlement and area of cord rig located near Pigdon's Leap in Northumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020250.

Who is responsible for protecting Cairnfield, unenclosed hut circle settlement and area of cord rig 190m north east of Pigdon's Leap?

Cairnfield, unenclosed hut circle settlement and area of cord rig 190m north east of Pigdon's Leap 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 1020250.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cairnfield, unenclosed hut circle settlement and area of cord rig 190m north east of Pigdon's Leap?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Camp Knowe univallate hillfort, 700m north-west of Clennell (6 km), Romano-British settlement, 300m south east of Hosedon Linn (6.4 km), Medieval farmstead, 650m north west of Clennell (6.6 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cairnfield, unenclosed hut circle settlement and area of cord rig 190m north east of Pigdon's Leap

Cairnfield, unenclosed hut circle settlement and area of cord rig 190m north east of Pigdon's Leap stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.

The wider landscape

Around Cairnfield, unenclosed hut circle settlement and area of cord rig 190m north east of Pigdon's Leap

Battle of Homildon Hill 1402Battle (1402) · ~10.3 milesBattle of Otterburn 1388Battle (1388) · ~12.6 milesBattle of Flodden 1513Battle (1513) · ~16.2 miles