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Round cairn on Holystone Common is a Bronze Age burial monument forming part of a larger cairn cemetery in Northumberland. The site consists of a circular mound of stones constructed as a funerary structure, typical of the barrow cemeteries established across northern England during the second and early second millennia before the common era. Holystone Common's cemetery represents a significant concentration of prehistoric burial activity, with multiple cairns distributed across the moorland landscape. The monument survives as an earthwork and stone feature, preserving evidence of Bronze Age funerary practices and settlement patterns in the upland regions of Northumberland.
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 larger 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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