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Reaveley Hill cairn cemetery is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Northumberland, consisting of multiple burial cairns distributed across the hilltop. The site represents a significant concentration of prehistoric burial activity in the region and demonstrates the ritual practices and settlement patterns of Bronze Age communities in northern England. The individual cairns vary in size and preservation, reflecting the complex chronology and duration of use characteristic of cairn cemeteries from this period. Such monuments are valuable archaeological records of prehistoric social organisation and funerary traditions in the upland areas of Northumberland.
Reaveley Hill cairn cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006469. View the official record →
Reaveley Hill cairn cemetery is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Northumberland, consisting of multiple burial cairns distributed across the hilltop. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006469.
Reaveley Hill cairn cemetery 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 1006469.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Palisaded settlement, 740m north west of Northfieldhead (6 km), Unenclosed hut circle settlement 655m south west of White Gate (6.2 km), Cairnfield, unenclosed hut circle settlement and area of cord rig 190m north east of Pigdon's Leap (6.5 km).
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