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Round cairn on Holystone Common is a Bronze Age burial monument forming part of a cairn cemetery in Northumberland. The structure consists of a mounded accumulation of stones typical of barrow construction from the second millennium before Christ, serving as a funerary deposit for cremated or inhumed remains. Its presence within a cemetery context indicates a focal point for ritual burial practice during the Bronze Age, reflecting the settlement and land use patterns of prehistoric communities in the Cheviot region. The monument survives as a scheduled ancient monument, preserving evidence of ritual and social practices in northern Britain during the early metal-working period.
Round cairn on Holystone Common, part of round cairn cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011426. View the official record →
Round cairn on Holystone Common is a Bronze Age burial monument forming part of a cairn cemetery in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011426.
Round cairn on Holystone Common, part of round cairn cemetery 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 1011426.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bastle at The Raw Farm (3.8 km), 18th century water mill at Grasslees (3.9 km), Round cairn cemetery on Levey Bog, 880m north east of Hopehead (6.6 km).
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