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Green Gairs round cairn

England
List entry 1008985
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008985
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.02 hectares
Grid reference
NT 88001 05722
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Green Gairs is a Bronze Age round cairn located in Northumberland, England. The monument consists of a circular mound of stone and earth constructed as a burial monument, typical of the funerary practices of the Bronze Age period in northern Britain. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry number 1008985, reflecting its designation as a scheduled monument of archaeological importance. Round cairns of this type frequently contained inhumation or cremation burials accompanied by grave goods, and they represent significant evidence for understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and ritual practices in the region.

Green Gairs round cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008985. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Green Gairs round cairn?

Green Gairs is a Bronze Age round cairn located in Northumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008985.

Who is responsible for protecting Green Gairs round cairn?

Green Gairs round cairn 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 1008985.

What other scheduled monuments are near Green Gairs round cairn?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three target operator bunkers 730m north of Hopehead (8.2 km), Romano-British settlement, field system and cord rig cultivation 390m north east of Yatesfield Hill (8.3 km), Target operator bunker, cable trenching and three target pits 750m north of Hopehead (8.3 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Three target operator bunkers 730m north of Hopehead
8.2 km
Romano-British settlement, field system and cord rig cultivation 390m north east of Yatesfield Hill
8.3 km
Target operator bunker, cable trenching and three target pits 750m north of Hopehead
8.3 km
Round cairn cemetery on Levey Bog, 880m north east of Hopehead
8.4 km
Romano-British and medieval settlement, field system, cord rig cultivation, cairnfield and round cairn on Barracker Rigg
8.4 km
Target operator bunker, cable trenching and three target pits 650m north of Hopehead
8.4 km
Petty Knowes Roman Cemetery and Length of Dere Street Roman Road, Rochester
8.7 km
Bagraw Roman camp and section of Roman road, 463m NNW of Bagraw
9.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Green Gairs round cairn

Green Gairs round cairn stands on Border Group, bedrock that formed in the Meramecian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate argillaceous rocks and limestone.

The wider landscape

Around Green Gairs round cairn

Hadrian's WallArchaeological site · ~24.8 milesBattle of Otterburn 1388Battle (1388) · ~7.5 milesBattle of Homildon Hill 1402Battle (1402) · ~15.3 milesBattle of Flodden 1513Battle (1513) · ~19.5 milesBattle of Ancrum MoorBattle (1545) · ~20.1 miles
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