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Round cairn 960m ENE of West Wilkwood is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Northumberland, England. The cairn dates to the Bronze Age and consists of a circular mound of stones constructed as a burial marker, a monument type characteristic of Bronze Age burial practices in northern Britain. Such cairns typically contained inhumation or cremation burials and often served as focal points for Bronze Age communities. The monument remains a significant archaeological indicator of prehistoric settlement patterns and funerary customs in the Northumbrian landscape.
Round cairn 960m ENE of West Wilkwood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018940. View the official record →
Round cairn 960m ENE of West Wilkwood is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Northumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018940.
Round cairn 960m ENE of West Wilkwood 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 1018940.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Target operator bunker, cable trenching and three target pits 750m north of Hopehead (6.7 km), Target operator bunker, cable trenching and three target pits 650m north of Hopehead (6.8 km), Romano-British and medieval settlement, field system, cord rig cultivation, cairnfield and round cairn on Barracker Rigg (6.9 km).
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