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Prehistoric burial mound, 420m north west of East Linkhall

England
List entry 1018499
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018499
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.1 hectares
Grid reference
NU 17133 22024
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Prehistoric burial mound, 420 metres north west of East Linkhall is a Bronze Age barrow located in Northumberland. The monument comprises an earthen mound typical of funerary monuments constructed during the Bronze Age period, when such structures served as burial places for members of prehistoric communities. Its survival into the modern period, despite agricultural activity in the surrounding landscape, makes it a significant archaeological resource for understanding Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in northern England. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry number 1018499, reflecting its designation as a heritage monument of national importance.

Prehistoric burial mound, 420m north west of East Linkhall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018499. View the official record →

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What is Prehistoric burial mound, 420m north west of East Linkhall?

Prehistoric burial mound, 420 metres north west of East Linkhall is a Bronze Age barrow located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018499.

Who is responsible for protecting Prehistoric burial mound, 420m north west of East Linkhall?

Prehistoric burial mound, 420m north west of East Linkhall 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 1018499.

What other scheduled monuments are near Prehistoric burial mound, 420m north west of East Linkhall?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hulne Priory (6.4 km), St Leonard's Hospital, Alnwick (7.8 km), Defended settlement, 300m WNW of West Brizlee (8 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
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Hulne Priory
6.4 km
St Leonard's Hospital, Alnwick
7.8 km
Defended settlement, 300m WNW of West Brizlee
8 km
Alnwick Abbey
8 km
Cup and ring marked rock, 1km south-west of East Bolton
8.1 km
Romano-British farmstead 1km south-west of East Bolton
8.1 km
Defended settlement, Romano-British settlement and field system 100m south and east of Jenny's Lantern
8.3 km
Lion Bridge
8.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Prehistoric burial mound, 420m north west of East Linkhall

Prehistoric burial mound, 420m north west of East Linkhall stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, argillaceous rocks and subordinate sandstone, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Prehistoric burial mound, 420m north west of East Linkhall

Battle of Homildon Hill 1402Battle (1402) · ~13.2 milesThe Site of The Battle of Halidon Hill 1333Battle (1333) · ~24.5 miles
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