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Round cairn 760m south east of triangulation point on Gains Law

England
List entry 1017384
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017384
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
NT 96283 27859
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round cairn 760m south east of triangulation point on Gains Law is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Northumberland. The site comprises a circular mound of stacked stones typical of cairn construction from the second millennium BC. Such monuments commonly served as funerary deposits for elite or community members and remain significant archaeological features within the upland landscape of northern England. The cairn's survival in situ provides evidence of prehistoric burial practices and land use patterns in the region.

Round cairn 760m south east of triangulation point on Gains Law is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017384. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Round cairn 760m south east of triangulation point on Gains Law?

Round cairn 760m south east of triangulation point on Gains Law is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017384.

Who is responsible for protecting Round cairn 760m south east of triangulation point on Gains Law?

Round cairn 760m south east of triangulation point on Gains Law 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 1017384.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round cairn 760m south east of triangulation point on Gains Law?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairnfield 400m north of Threestoneburn House (7.1 km), Stone circle and stone alignment 370m west of Threestoneburn House (7.4 km), Hut circle 320m west of Threestoneburn House (7.5 km).

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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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Cairnfield 400m north of Threestoneburn House
7.1 km
Stone circle and stone alignment 370m west of Threestoneburn House
7.4 km
Hut circle 320m west of Threestoneburn House
7.5 km
Long cairn on the south western slope of Dod Hill, 1km north east of The Dod
7.6 km
Round cairn cemetery 1000m north west of Heddon Hill
7.8 km
Round cairn on the southern slope of Dod Hill, 800m NNE of The Dod
7.8 km
Settlement 470m north east of Heddon Hill
8.3 km
Round cairn on the summit of Heddon Hill
8.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round cairn 760m south east of triangulation point on Gains Law

Round cairn 760m south east of triangulation point on Gains Law stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.

The wider landscape

Around Round cairn 760m south east of triangulation point on Gains Law

Battle of Homildon Hill 1402Battle (1402) · ~0.7 milesBattle of Flodden 1513Battle (1513) · ~7.3 milesThe Site of The Battle of Halidon Hill 1333Battle (1333) · ~17.4 milesBattle of Otterburn 1388Battle (1388) · ~21.8 miles
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