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Round cairn cemetery on Holystone Common is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Northumberland, comprising a cluster of round cairns distributed across the common. The site represents a significant concentration of burial structures from the Bronze Age period, reflecting the established practice of communal or familial burial grounds in prehistoric northern England. Individual cairns at the site are constructed from stone, characteristic of Bronze Age funerary architecture in upland regions of northern Britain. The cemetery demonstrates the importance of Holystone Common as a focal point for ritual and burial activity during the Bronze Age, and remains one of the notable prehistoric monuments in the Northumberland landscape.
Round cairn cemetery on Holystone Common is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011400. View the official record →
Round cairn cemetery on Holystone Common is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Northumberland, comprising a cluster of round cairns distributed across the common. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011400.
Round cairn cemetery on Holystone Common 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 1011400.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bastle at The Raw Farm (4.1 km), 18th century water mill at Grasslees (4.1 km), Cairn on Whitefield Shank, 1100m SSW of Hepple Whitefield Farm (4.8 km).
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