Scheduled MonumentsEnglandDevil's Lapful Long Cairn, 1km east of Butteryhaugh Bridge

Devil's Lapful Long Cairn, 1km east of Butteryhaugh Bridge

England
List entry 1009666
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1009666
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.16 hectares
Grid reference
NY 64193 92866
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Devil's Lapful Long Cairn is a Neolithic long barrow situated approximately one kilometre east of Butteryhaugh Bridge in Northumberland. The monument consists of an elongated mound of stone and earth characteristic of early Neolithic communal burial practices, dating to the fourth millennium BC. As a long cairn, it represents an important example of monumental architecture constructed during the early farming period in northern Britain, when such structures served as focal points for ritual and burial activity within Neolithic communities. The site is designated as a scheduled monument, reflecting its archaeological significance and the information it preserves regarding prehistoric settlement patterns and funerary practices in the region.

Devil's Lapful Long Cairn, 1km east of Butteryhaugh Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009666. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Devil's Lapful Long Cairn, 1km east of Butteryhaugh Bridge?

Devil's Lapful Long Cairn is a Neolithic long barrow situated approximately one kilometre east of Butteryhaugh Bridge in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009666.

Who is responsible for protecting Devil's Lapful Long Cairn, 1km east of Butteryhaugh Bridge?

Devil's Lapful Long Cairn, 1km east of Butteryhaugh Bridge 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 1009666.

What other scheduled monuments are near Devil's Lapful Long Cairn, 1km east of Butteryhaugh Bridge?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British enclosed settlement, 290m south east of Butteryhaugh Bridge (0.7 km), Two round cairns 870m south east of Butteryhaugh Bridge including Deadman Cairn (0.8 km), Kielder Viaduct (1.1 km).

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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
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Devil's Lapful Long Cairn, 1km east of Butteryhaugh Bridge

Devil's Lapful Long Cairn, 1km east of Butteryhaugh Bridge stands on Border Group, bedrock that formed in the Meramecian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate argillaceous rocks and limestone.