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Cairns on Knock Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Northumberland, consisting of a group of burial cairns situated on elevated moorland. These stone-built structures date to the Bronze Age period and represent evidence of prehistoric burial practices in the region. The cairns form part of the wider landscape of Bronze Age monuments found across the Northumberland uplands, reflecting the settlement and ritual patterns of early metal-working communities in northern England. The site remains an important archaeological record of Bronze Age funerary tradition in this area.
Cairns on Knock Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006499. View the official record →
Cairns on Knock Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Northumberland, consisting of a group of burial cairns situated on elevated moorland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006499.
Cairns on Knock Hill 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 1006499.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosed settlement 310m south west of White Gate (5.4 km), High Knowes palisaded settlements, field system, cord rig, linear boundary and enclosed settlement 600m west of White Gate (5.4 km), Palisaded settlement, 740m north west of Northfieldhead (5.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cairns on Knock Hill's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Cairns on Knock Hill stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.