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Round cairn, 280m SSE of Sandyway Heads, is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Northumberland. The site consists of a circular mound of stones characteristic of cairn burials from the second millennium BC, representing a significant form of funerary practice during this period. Such monuments typically contained inhumed or cremated remains, often accompanied by grave goods, though the specific contents of this particular cairn are not documented in readily available sources. The cairn's survival into the modern period, despite agricultural activity across the Northumbrian landscape, makes it an important archaeological record of Bronze Age mortuary practices in northern England.
Round cairn, 280m SSE of Sandyway Heads is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014071. View the official record →
Round cairn, 280m SSE of Sandyway Heads, is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014071.
Round cairn, 280m SSE of Sandyway Heads 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 1014071.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hadrian's Wall from Oatens Bank, Harlow Hill, to Whittle Dene Watercourse in wall mile 16 (6.9 km), The vallum between Oatens Bank, Harlow Hill, and Whittle Dene Watercourse in wall mile 16 (7.2 km), Welton tower house (7.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round cairn, 280m SSE of Sandyway Heads'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, 280m SSE of Sandyway Heads stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.