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Round cairn 460m south of Cowey's Cairn is a prehistoric monument located in Northumberland, England. The cairn dates to the Bronze Age and represents one of several burial monuments in this region, forming part of the wider landscape of ritual and funerary practice during the second millennium BCE. As a round cairn, it would have consisted of a rubble mound constructed from locally gathered stone, likely serving as a burial marker for one or more individuals of the Bronze Age community. The monument's survival and archaeological designation reflect its importance as evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and mortuary customs in northern England.
Round cairn 460m south of Cowey's Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018939. View the official record →
Round cairn 460m south of Cowey's Cairn is a prehistoric monument located in Northumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018939.
Round cairn 460m south of Cowey'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 1018939.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fawdon Hill defended settlement, 900m north-west of Closehead (5.3 km), Defended settlement, 700m north of Overacres (5.6 km), Blakehope Roman fort and Roman temporary camp (6.2 km).
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