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Round cairn on Ravens Pike is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Northumberland. The cairn consists of a roughly circular heap of stones constructed as a burial structure typical of the second millennium BC. Its position on Ravens Pike reflects the prehistoric practice of siting such monuments on elevated terrain, which would have made them visually prominent in the landscape and potentially served ritual or territorial purposes. The monument survives as a testament to Bronze Age burial practices in the northern uplands of England.
Round cairn on Ravens Pike is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018938. View the official record →
Round cairn on Ravens Pike is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018938.
Round cairn on Ravens Pike 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 1018938.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman camp and prehistoric round cairn 700m north-east of Bellshiel Bridge (7.4 km), Roman camp, 400m SSW of Sills Farm (7.6 km), Roman Camp, 750m SSW of Sills Farm (7.9 km).
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