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Round cairn on Holystone Common is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of a larger cairn cemetery on the moorland of Northumberland. The monument consists of a circular stone heap constructed as a burial structure, typical of Bronze Age practice in northern Britain. It belongs to a significant concentration of similar cairns in this landscape, indicating sustained ritual and funerary activity during the Bronze Age period. Such cairn cemeteries represent important evidence for Bronze Age settlement patterns and mortuary practices 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 1011427. View the official record →
Round cairn on Holystone Common is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of a larger cairn cemetery on the moorland of Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011427.
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 1011427.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bastle at The Raw Farm (3.7 km), 18th century water mill at Grasslees (3.8 km), Round cairn cemetery on Levey Bog, 880m north east of Hopehead (6.5 km).
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