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Round cairn, 500m north-west of Crookdene Farm

England
List entry 1007530
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007530
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.03 hectares
Grid reference
NY 97147 83557
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round cairn, 500m north-west of Crookdene Farm, is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Northumberland. The site comprises a substantial circular mound constructed from stone and earth, characteristic of cairn burials of the prehistoric period. Such monuments typically functioned as burial places for individuals of social standing and represent significant evidence of funerary practice and settlement patterns during the Bronze Age. The monument's survival to the present day provides material testimony to the archaeological heritage of the Northumberland landscape.

Round cairn, 500m north-west of Crookdene Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007530. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Round cairn, 500m north-west of Crookdene Farm?

Round cairn, 500m north-west of Crookdene Farm, is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007530.

Who is responsible for protecting Round cairn, 500m north-west of Crookdene Farm?

Round cairn, 500m north-west of Crookdene Farm 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 1007530.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round cairn, 500m north-west of Crookdene Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dunn Crags farmstead and irregular enclosed field system, 950m north-west of Colwell (7.7 km), Blue Crags hillfort, 730m north-west of Colwell (7.9 km), Stone hut circle, 950m north-west of Colwell (7.9 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
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Dunn Crags farmstead and irregular enclosed field system, 950m north-west of Colwell
7.7 km
Blue Crags hillfort, 730m north-west of Colwell
7.9 km
Stone hut circle, 950m north-west of Colwell
7.9 km
Univallate hillfort in Oxhill Plantation, 450m north-east of Great Swinburne
8.4 km
Romano-British farmstead, 540m north of Reaver Crag Farm
8.4 km
Beacon and enclosure, 175m east of Mootlaw
8.6 km
Romano-British farmstead, 750m east of Camphill Farm
8.7 km
Romano-British farmstead, 120m south west of Cat's Elbow
9.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round cairn, 500m north-west of Crookdene Farm

Round cairn, 500m north-west of Crookdene Farm stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

The wider landscape

Around Round cairn, 500m north-west of Crookdene Farm

Hadrian's WallArchaeological site · ~14 milesBattle of Otterburn 1388Battle (1388) · ~8.4 milesBattle of Newburn Ford 1640Battle (1640) · ~16.9 miles
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