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Round cairn 610m south east of High Grains is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument located in Cumberland, England. The cairn survives as a substantial earthwork mound constructed from gathered stone, characteristic of funerary practice during the prehistoric period when such monuments served as focal points for ritual deposition and the commemoration of the dead. Its precise dating and cultural association remain typical of the broader tradition of cairn building that flourished across northern England during the third and second millennia before the present. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under designation reference 1015731, reflecting its archaeological significance as evidence of early mortuary practices in the region.
Round cairn 610m south east of High Grains is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015731. View the official record →
Round cairn 610m south east of High Grains is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument located in Cumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015731.
Round cairn 610m south east of High Grains 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 1015731.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Birdoswald Roman fort and the section of Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the River Irthing and the field boundaries east of milecastle 50 (9 km), Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundaries east of milecastle 50 and the boundary west of Coombe Crag in wall miles 50 and 51 (9.2 km), Willowford Roman temporary camp (9.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round cairn 610m south east of High Grains's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Round cairn 610m south east of High Grains stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.