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Barracker Rigg is a round cairn situated on moorland in Northumberland, part of a landscape that witnessed sustained human activity from prehistoric through to medieval times. The monument itself represents Bronze Age burial practice, constructed as a stone cairn to mark an individual grave or cremation deposit. The broader archaeological context of the site documents Romano-British and medieval settlement patterns across the upland terrain, with associated field systems including examples of cord rig cultivation, a distinctive form of ridge and furrow agriculture characteristic of medieval land use in northern England. The presence of a cairnfield in proximity to the barrow demonstrates the long continuity of pastoral exploitation and agricultural development across this Northumbrian landscape, with multiple phases of activity demonstrating the economic significance of the moorland margins through successive periods of occupation.
Romano-British and medieval settlement, field system, cord rig cultivation, cairnfield and round cairn on Barracker Rigg is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016201. View the official record →
Barracker Rigg is a round cairn situated on moorland in Northumberland, part of a landscape that witnessed sustained human activity from prehistoric through to medieval times. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016201.
Romano-British and medieval settlement, field system, cord rig cultivation, cairnfield and round cairn on Barracker Rigg 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 1016201.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fawdon Hill defended settlement, 900m north-west of Closehead (3.6 km), Round cairn, 100m ENE of Dunns Cottage (4 km), Defended settlement, 700m north of Overacres (4.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Romano-British and medieval settlement, field system, cord rig cultivation, cairnfield and round cairn on Barracker Rigg's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Romano-British and medieval settlement, field system, cord rig cultivation, cairnfield and round cairn on Barracker Rigg stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, argillaceous rocks and subordinate sandstone, interbedded.