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Round cairn, 100m ENE of Dunns Cottage is a prehistoric burial monument situated in Northumberland. The structure comprises a roughly circular mound of stone, characteristic of Bronze Age funerary practice in northern England. Such cairns typically date to the second millennium BC and served as communal or individual burial places, often marking significant ritual and social sites within the landscape. The monument's survival to the present day provides valuable archaeological evidence for understanding Bronze Age mortuary customs and settlement patterns in the region.
Round cairn, 100m ENE of Dunns Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008995. View the official record →
Round cairn, 100m ENE of Dunns Cottage is a prehistoric burial monument situated in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008995.
Round cairn, 100m ENE of Dunns Cottage 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 1008995.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric settlement, funerary and agricultural remains, 650m south of South Monkridge Bridge (5.4 km), Round cairn, 580m north of Woodhouse (6.6 km), Low Cleughs Bastle, 580m NNE of Low Leam Farm (7.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round cairn, 100m ENE of Dunns Cottage'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.
Round cairn, 100m ENE of Dunns Cottage stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.