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The Round cairn on Ravens Pike is a prehistoric burial monument located in Northumberland. The site consists of a circular mound of stone and earth constructed during the Bronze Age, a period when such cairns served as communal or individual burial places across northern Britain. The monument's location on the upland terrain of Ravens Pike reflects the prehistoric practice of siting burial cairns on prominent topographical positions, making them visible landmarks in the landscape. As a scheduled ancient monument, the cairn represents an important surviving example of Bronze Age funerary practice in the north of England.
Round cairn on Ravens Pike is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018938. View the official record →
The Round cairn on Ravens Pike is a prehistoric burial 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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round cairn on Ravens Pike's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Round cairn on Ravens Pike stands on Border Group, bedrock that formed in the Meramecian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate argillaceous rocks and limestone.