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Russell's Cairn is a Bronze Age burial mound situated on Windy Gyle in Northumberland. The monument consists of a stone cairn typical of upland burial practice during the Bronze Age period, constructed on the high moorland characteristic of the Cheviot Hills region. As a surviving example of prehistoric funerary architecture, it forms part of the important archaeological landscape of the Northumberland uplands, where such monuments represent the burial practices and settlement patterns of Bronze Age communities. The cairn remains a scheduled ancient monument, reflecting its archaeological significance to the study of prehistoric northern England.
Russell's Cairn on Windy Gyle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015318. View the official record →
Russell's Cairn is a Bronze Age burial mound situated on Windy Gyle in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015318.
Russell's Cairn on Windy Gyle 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 1015318.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ring cairn and round cairn on Turf Hill (7.9 km), Ring cairn 240m north east of Old Quickening Cote (8.8 km), Medieval and later dispersed settlement, 730m north and 860m north of Linbriggs (8.9 km).
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