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Round cairn, 650m south of Swinburne Castle, is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Northumberland. The site consists of a circular mound of stones constructed during the Bronze Age, a period when such cairns were commonly erected as burial monuments across northern Britain. The monument's position in the landscape, south of the medieval castle, reflects the long chronological depth of human activity in this part of Northumberland, with Bronze Age funerary practices predating the Norman fortification by over a thousand years. Like many similar cairns in the region, this example represents important evidence for prehistoric burial ritual and settlement patterns in the north of England.
Round cairn, 650m south of Swinburne Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011406. View the official record →
Round cairn, 650m south of Swinburne Castle, is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011406.
Round cairn, 650m south of Swinburne Castle 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 1011406.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval cross, 400m south east of Crag House (5.6 km), Defended settlement on Wall Crags (5.7 km), Fishponds, 250m north west of Walwick Grange Farm (6.1 km).
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