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Round cairn, 160m south of Hard Nab, is a Bronze Age monument located in Northumberland. The cairn consists of a mound of stones constructed during the prehistoric period, typical of burial or ceremonial structures erected across northern Britain during the second millennium BC. Such round cairns frequently contained cremated remains or inhumations and served as enduring markers of settlement, territorial claims, or ritual significance within ancient communities. The monument's survival into the modern period, despite centuries of agricultural and landscape management, attests to the durability of its stone construction and its historical importance as a record of Bronze Age burial practice in the region.
Round cairn, 160m south of Hard Nab is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011085. View the official record →
Round cairn, 160m south of Hard Nab, is a Bronze Age monument located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011085.
Round cairn, 160m south of Hard Nab 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 1011085.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cup and ring marked rock and adjacent stone setting, 820m east of Whittondean Farm (8.4 km), Cup and ring marked rock, 940m south-west of Wagtail Farm (8.4 km), Cairn 570m east-north-east of Wittondean Farm (8.5 km).
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