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Russell's Cairn is a Bronze Age burial monument situated on Windy Gyle in the Cheviot Hills on the England-Scotland border in Northumberland. The cairn consists of a mound of stones typical of Bronze Age funerary practice, and it forms part of the significant concentration of prehistoric burial monuments found across the high moorland of this region. The site reflects the importance of prominent hilltop locations for burial and ritual purposes during the Bronze Age period. Russell's Cairn is recorded on the National Heritage List for England and remains a testament to the longstanding use of the Cheviot uplands for ceremonial and funerary practices in prehistoric times.
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 monument situated on Windy Gyle in the Cheviot Hills on the England-Scotland border 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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