© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
Round cairn, 150m ESE of Kingscrag Gate is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Northumberland. The site consists of a circular mound of stones constructed as a burial cairn, a form of interment common to upland areas of northern Britain during the second millennium BCE. Such monuments served as prominent markers in the landscape for the commemoration and ritual observance of the dead. The cairn represents a significant element of the Bronze Age ritual landscape in the region and contributes to the archaeological understanding of prehistoric settlement patterns and funerary practices in Northumberland.
Round cairn, 150m ESE of Kingscrag Gate is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009467. View the official record →
Round cairn, 150m ESE of Kingscrag Gate is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009467.
Round cairn, 150m ESE of Kingscrag Gate 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 1009467.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Vindolanda (Chesterholm) Roman forts, civil settlement and cemeteries, adjacent length of the Stanegate Roman road and two milestones (5.2 km), Langley Barony Mines, Haydon Bridge (5.4 km), Twice Brewed Roman temporary camp (6 km).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in Britain — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Round cairn, 150m ESE of Kingscrag Gate