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Round cairn, 140m SSW of Macartney's Cave, is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Northumberland. The structure comprises a circular mound of stones typical of cairn construction from the second millennium BCE, representing a form of monumental burial practice widespread across northern Britain during this period. Such cairns commonly contained inhumation or cremation burials, often accompanied by grave goods, and served as enduring markers of territorial or familial significance within the Bronze Age landscape. The monument remains a valuable record of prehistoric funerary custom and settlement patterns in the region.
Round cairn, 140m SSW of Macartney's Cave is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011083. View the official record →
Round cairn, 140m SSW of Macartney's Cave, is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011083.
Round cairn, 140m SSW of Macartney's Cave 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 1011083.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cupmarked stone, 690m south-west of Wagtail Farm (8.8 km), Camp 1/2 mile (800m) SE of Wagtail Farm (9 km), Standing stone, 810m north-east of Whittondean Farm (9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round cairn, 140m SSW of Macartney's Cave'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, 140m SSW of Macartney's Cave stands on Border Group, bedrock that formed in the Meramecian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate argillaceous rocks and limestone.