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Round cairn 420m north-east of Blindburn Bridge

England
List entry 1008266
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008266
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.02 hectares
Grid reference
NT 83406 11054
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round cairn 420m north-east of Blindburn Bridge is a prehistoric burial monument located in Northumberland, England. The site represents a form of funerary architecture typical of Bronze Age communities in northern Britain, when such cairns served as focal points for burial practice and ritual activity. The monument consists of a circular mound of stone accumulation characteristic of cairn construction in upland regions of the north. Such monuments are significant archaeological resources for understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns, burial customs, and the use of the landscape during the second millennium before the present.

Round cairn 420m north-east of Blindburn Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008266. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Round cairn 420m north-east of Blindburn Bridge?

Round cairn 420m north-east of Blindburn Bridge is a prehistoric burial monument located in Northumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008266.

Who is responsible for protecting Round cairn 420m north-east of Blindburn Bridge?

Round cairn 420m north-east of Blindburn Bridge 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 1008266.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round cairn 420m north-east of Blindburn Bridge?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Observation post 240m west of Ridlees Cairn (6.8 km), Farm blast shelter at Featherwood (7.4 km), Blockhouse immediately west of Featherwood (7.4 km).

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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
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Historical Maps
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Observation post 240m west of Ridlees Cairn
6.8 km
Farm blast shelter at Featherwood
7.4 km
Blockhouse immediately west of Featherwood
7.4 km
Observation post 820m SSE of Hanging Crag
8 km
World War I practice trenches 740m north west of Short Fell
8.5 km
Round cairn 960m ENE of West Wilkwood
8.7 km
Romano-British settlement 810m south of Slippery Crags
8.9 km
Two round cairns 880m north east of Wilkwood East
9.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round cairn 420m north-east of Blindburn Bridge

Round cairn 420m north-east of Blindburn Bridge stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.

The wider landscape

Around Round cairn 420m north-east of Blindburn Bridge

Battle of Otterburn 1388Battle (1388) · ~11.2 milesBattle of Homildon Hill 1402Battle (1402) · ~13.8 milesBattle of Ancrum MoorBattle (1545) · ~15.8 milesBattle of Flodden 1513Battle (1513) · ~16.5 miles
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