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Round cairn cemetery 1000m north west of Heddon Hill is a Bronze Age burial site located in Northumberland, England. The site comprises multiple round cairns, characteristic of funeral monuments constructed during the Bronze Age period, when such stone-built mounds were commonly erected to mark high-status burials or serve as focal points for cemetery use. The cairn cemetery reflects the funerary practices of Bronze Age communities in northern England, where such monumental earthworks functioned both as burial receptacles and as enduring territorial markers on the landscape. These monuments remain significant archaeological evidence for understanding settlement patterns, social hierarchy, and ritual behaviour in Northumberland during the Bronze Age.
Round cairn cemetery 1000m north west of Heddon Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019920. View the official record →
Round cairn cemetery 1000m north west of Heddon Hill is a Bronze Age burial site located in Northumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019920.
Round cairn cemetery 1000m north west of Heddon Hill 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 1019920.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Leafield Edge medieval settlement and field system (7.5 km), Iron age defended settlement, 500m south west of Broomycrook Knowe (7.8 km), Palisaded settlement on Hart Law (8 km).
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