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Round cairn 900m north-west of Grottington Farm is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Northumberland. The site comprises a circular mound of stone construction typical of cairn burial practices during the Bronze Age period. Such monuments served as repositories for the remains of individuals of social significance within prehistoric communities. The cairn's survival into the modern period provides archaeological evidence for burial practices and landscape use during the Bronze Age in northern England.
Round cairn 900m north-west of Grottington Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011098. View the official record →
Round cairn 900m north-west of Grottington Farm is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011098.
Round cairn 900m north-west of Grottington 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 1011098.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Corbridge (Corstopitum) Roman station (5.4 km), Walker's Pottery (5.8 km), Vicar's pele tower (6.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round cairn 900m north-west of Grottington Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Round cairn 900m north-west of Grottington Farm stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.