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Round cairn on Holystone Common is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Northumberland, England, forming part of a cemetery of similar structures on the common. The cairn comprises a mound of stones constructed as a funerary monument, typical of barrow building practices in the Bronze Age period. As a component of a larger organised cemetery, the site demonstrates the deliberate clustering of burial monuments that characterises Bronze Age mortuary practices across northern England. The monument is protected under statutory heritage designation and remains visible as a landscape feature on Holystone Common.
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 burial monument located in Northumberland, England, forming part of a cemetery of similar structures on the common. 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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