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Round cairn, 220m West of Broom House is a prehistoric burial monument located in Northumberland. The cairn dates to the Bronze Age and represents a form of funerary architecture characteristic of upland burial practices in northern Britain during this period. It survives as a circular mound constructed from stone, typical of the cairn tradition employed across the region for interring the dead and commemorating their status within the community.
Round cairn, 220m West of Broom House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011104. View the official record →
Round cairn, 220m West of Broom House is a prehistoric burial monument located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011104.
Round cairn, 220m West of Broom House 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 1011104.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Capheaton tilery (3.5 km), Romano-British settlement and Iron Age defended settlement, 550m north east of Shaftoe Grange (4.8 km), Defended settlement, 450m NNW of Ferney Chesters (5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round cairn, 220m West of Broom House'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, 220m West of Broom House stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.