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Round cairn 420m north-west of Uplaw Knowe is a prehistoric burial monument located in Northumberland. The site comprises a round cairn, a form of funerary structure commonly constructed during the Bronze Age, though such monuments may have earlier origins in the Neolithic period. The cairn would have served as a ritual burial place for one or more individuals of the local community, with the accumulated stone mound marking a place of significance in the Bronze Age landscape. Such monuments are valuable archaeological evidence for understanding prehistoric burial practices, territorial organisation, and the ceremonial importance of the dead in early British society.
Round cairn 420m north-west of Uplaw Knowe is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008277. View the official record →
Round cairn 420m north-west of Uplaw Knowe is a prehistoric burial monument located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008277.
Round cairn 420m north-west of Uplaw Knowe 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 1008277.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman camp, 1.58km west of North Yardhope (8 km), Round cairn on Holystone Common, part of round cairn cemetery (8.3 km), Round cairn on Holystone Common, part of round cairn cemetery (8.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round cairn 420m north-west of Uplaw Knowe'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 420m north-west of Uplaw Knowe stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.