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Ring cairn 240m north east of Old Quickening Cote is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Northumberland, England. The site consists of a circular cairn with a distinctive ring structure, characteristic of burial practices during the Bronze Age period. Such ring cairns typically served as markers for cremated or inhumed burials and represent important archaeological evidence of prehistoric settlement and ritual activity in the upland regions of northern England. The monument survives as an archaeological feature of local and regional significance within the wider Bronze Age landscape of Northumberland.
Ring cairn 240m north east of Old Quickening Cote is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017726. View the official record →
Ring cairn 240m north east of Old Quickening Cote is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Northumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017726.
Ring cairn 240m north east of Old Quickening Cote 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 1017726.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn, 300m south east of Fiddlers Wood (8.1 km), Romano-British settlement, field system and cord rig cultivation 390m north east of Yatesfield Hill (9 km), Petty Knowes Roman Cemetery and Length of Dere Street Roman Road, Rochester (9.1 km).
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