Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRound cairn, 330m SSW of Deadman's Cairn

Round cairn, 330m SSW of Deadman's Cairn

England
List entry 1009671
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1009671
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
NY 63648 91915
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round cairn, 330m SSW of Deadman's Cairn, is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument located in Northumberland. The site consists of a circular mound constructed from stone, typical of cairn construction practices during prehistory in northern Britain. Such monuments served as communal or individual burial places and represent an important phase of ritual and funerary practice in the region. The cairn's survival as an archaeological feature contributes to understanding settlement patterns and burial practices in prehistoric Northumberland.

Round cairn, 330m SSW of Deadman's Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009671. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Round cairn, 330m SSW of Deadman's Cairn?

Round cairn, 330m SSW of Deadman's Cairn, is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009671.

Who is responsible for protecting Round cairn, 330m SSW of Deadman's Cairn?

Round cairn, 330m SSW of Deadman's Cairn 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 1009671.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round cairn, 330m SSW of Deadman's Cairn?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two round cairns 870m south east of Butteryhaugh Bridge including Deadman Cairn (0.3 km), Defended settlement 580m north west of Gowanburn and associated medieval buildings (0.6 km), Kielder Viaduct (0.7 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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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round cairn, 330m SSW of Deadman's Cairn

Round cairn, 330m SSW of Deadman's Cairn stands on Border Group, bedrock that formed in the Meramecian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate argillaceous rocks and limestone.