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Round cairn, 240m east of Ravens Pike

England
List entry 1014078
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1014078
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.02 hectares
Grid reference
NT 78275 06247
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round cairn, 240m east of Ravens Pike is a Bronze Age burial monument situated in Northumberland. The cairn comprises a mounded structure of stone typical of prehistoric funerary practices in northern Britain, dating to the Bronze Age period when such monuments served as communal or individual burial sites. The monument's location on elevated terrain reflects the deliberate placement of Bronze Age barrows within the landscape, often sited to be visually prominent within their surroundings. As a scheduled ancient monument under the Heritage List for England, it remains an important archaeological record of prehistoric settlement patterns and mortuary customs in the Northumberland uplands.

Round cairn, 240m east of Ravens Pike is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014078. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Round cairn, 240m east of Ravens Pike?

Round cairn, 240m east of Ravens Pike is a Bronze Age burial monument situated in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014078.

Who is responsible for protecting Round cairn, 240m east of Ravens Pike?

Round cairn, 240m east of Ravens Pike 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 1014078.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round cairn, 240m east of Ravens Pike?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman camp and prehistoric round cairn 700m north-east of Bellshiel Bridge (7.3 km), Roman camp, 400m SSW of Sills Farm (7.5 km), Roman Camp, 750m SSW of Sills Farm (7.8 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Civil War
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Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Roman camp and prehistoric round cairn 700m north-east of Bellshiel Bridge
7.3 km
Roman camp, 400m SSW of Sills Farm
7.5 km
Roman Camp, 750m SSW of Sills Farm
7.8 km
Romano-British enclosed settlement and medieval settlement 300m south of Burdhope
8.2 km
Romano-British farmstead 570m west of Woolaw
8.4 km
Unenclosed hut circle settlement 250m west of Woolaw
8.5 km
Two Roman camps, 550m east of Burdhopecrag Hall
8.7 km
Romano-British enclosed settlement 400m south east of Woolaw
9.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round cairn, 240m east of Ravens Pike

Round cairn, 240m east of Ravens Pike stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Round cairn, 240m east of Ravens Pike

Battle of Otterburn 1388Battle (1388) · ~9.9 milesBattle of Ancrum MoorBattle (1545) · ~15.7 milesBattle of Homildon Hill 1402Battle (1402) · ~18.1 milesBattle of Flodden 1513Battle (1513) · ~20.3 miles
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