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Round cairn, 260m SSW of Macartney's Cave

England
List entry 1011084
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011084
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.03 hectares
Grid reference
NU 06000 09140
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round cairn, 260m SSW of Macartney's Cave is a prehistoric burial monument located in Northumberland. The cairn dates to the Bronze Age and survives as a circular mound constructed from stone, typical of funerary practices in northern Britain during this period. Such monuments served as durable markers of burial sites and repositories for the remains of the deceased, reflecting the ritual and social importance placed on ancestor commemoration. The site's designation within the heritage record acknowledges its archaeological significance as evidence of Bronze Age settlement and burial practice in the Northumberland landscape.

Round cairn, 260m SSW of Macartney's Cave is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011084. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Round cairn, 260m SSW of Macartney's Cave?

Round cairn, 260m SSW of Macartney's Cave is a prehistoric burial monument located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011084.

Who is responsible for protecting Round cairn, 260m SSW of Macartney's Cave?

Round cairn, 260m 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 1011084.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round cairn, 260m SSW of Macartney's Cave?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cupmarked stone, 690m south-west of Wagtail Farm (8.7 km), Standing stone, 810m north-east of Whittondean Farm (8.9 km), Medieval monastic sheep farm (bercaria), 550m north-east of Whittondean Farm (8.9 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Cupmarked stone, 690m south-west of Wagtail Farm
8.7 km
Standing stone, 810m north-east of Whittondean Farm
8.9 km
Medieval monastic sheep farm (bercaria), 550m north-east of Whittondean Farm
8.9 km
Cup and ring marked rock, 940m south-west of Wagtail Farm
9 km
Cup and ring marked rock and adjacent stone setting, 820m east of Whittondean Farm
9 km
Cairn 570m east-north-east of Wittondean Farm
9.1 km
Two round cairns 590m and 610m east of Burn Brae
9.2 km
Romano-British farmstead, 175m south of Cockpit Well
9.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round cairn, 260m SSW of Macartney's Cave

Round cairn, 260m 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.

The wider landscape

Around Round cairn, 260m SSW of Macartney's Cave

Battle of Homildon Hill 1402Battle (1402) · ~13.4 milesBattle of Otterburn 1388Battle (1388) · ~14.6 milesBattle of Flodden 1513Battle (1513) · ~20.3 miles
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