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Round cairn on the summit of Heddon Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Northumberland, England. The cairn consists of a circular mound of stones constructed on elevated terrain, typical of burial cairns built during the second millennium before the common era. Such monuments served as repositories for cremated remains and were often positioned at prominent landscape locations, as evidenced by this example's summit position which would have made it visible across considerable distances. The cairn represents the funerary practices and ceremonial landscape management characteristic of Bronze Age communities in northern Britain.
Round cairn on the summit of Heddon Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019932. View the official record →
Round cairn on the summit of Heddon Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Northumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019932.
Round cairn on the summit of Heddon Hill 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 1019932.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Leafield Edge medieval settlement and field system (7.1 km), Palisaded settlement on Hart Law (7.6 km), Enclosed settlement 310m south west of White Gate (8.4 km).
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