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Round cairn 100m south of Torleehouse is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument situated in Northumberland. The cairn survives as a circular mound of stones typical of prehistoric funerary practice in northern England, constructed to mark and cover interred remains. Its precise dating and any artefactual evidence associated with the monument would require reference to archaeological investigation records held by the relevant heritage bodies, though its morphology and regional context place it within the broader tradition of cairn construction spanning the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods. The site forms part of the archaeological landscape of Northumberland and remains of local historical interest as evidence of early burial practices in the region.
Round cairn 100m south of Torleehouse is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014920. View the official record →
Round cairn 100m south of Torleehouse is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument situated in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014920.
Round cairn 100m south of Torleehouse 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 1014920.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosed native settlements, cultivation terraces and cairn field south west of Mounthooly (7.3 km), Bronze Age cairnfield, prehistoric enclosure, Romano-British settlement and medieval shielings 500m south of Mounthooly (7.5 km), Shieling and enclosure 840m SSW of Mounthooly (7.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round cairn 100m south of Torleehouse'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 south of Torleehouse stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.