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This prehistoric field system, cairnfield, and enclosed cremation cemetery on the east slopes of Fredden Hill in Northumberland represents a Bronze Age settlement landscape dating to the second millennium BCE. The monument comprises a series of round cairns distributed across the hillside, alongside evidence of field divisions characteristic of prehistoric agricultural exploitation of upland terrain. The enclosed cremation cemetery indicates formal burial practices typical of Bronze Age communities, suggesting sustained occupation and organised social structures. The site demonstrates the intensive use of the Cheviot uplands during the Bronze Age and contributes to understanding of prehistoric settlement patterns and land management in northern Britain.
Prehistoric field system, cairnfield, round cairns and enclosed cremation cemetery on east slopes of Fredden Hill, 750m west of Wooler Common is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018375. View the official record →
This prehistoric field system, cairnfield, and enclosed cremation cemetery on the east slopes of Fredden Hill in Northumberland represents a Bronze Age settlement landscape dating to the second millennium BCE. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018375.
Prehistoric field system, cairnfield, round cairns and enclosed cremation cemetery on east slopes of Fredden Hill, 750m west of Wooler Common 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 1018375.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn on the summit of Heddon Hill (7.3 km), Defended settlement 900m west of Calder (7.9 km), Settlements SE of Heddon Hill (7.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Prehistoric field system, cairnfield, round cairns and enclosed cremation cemetery on east slopes of Fredden Hill, 750m west of Wooler Common's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Prehistoric field system, cairnfield, round cairns and enclosed cremation cemetery on east slopes of Fredden Hill, 750m west of Wooler Common stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.