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Sandyford Moor cairn cemetery is a Neolithic and Bronze Age funerary monument located in Northumberland. The site comprises multiple burial cairns distributed across the moorland landscape, representing a sustained tradition of commemorative burial practice spanning several centuries during prehistory. Such cairn cemeteries are characteristic of upland areas in northern England and reflect the importance placed by prehistoric communities on marking and revisiting burial locations. The monument provides archaeological evidence for settlement patterns and funerary practices in the region during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods.
Sandyford Moor cairn cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006548. View the official record →
Sandyford Moor cairn cemetery is a Neolithic and Bronze Age funerary monument located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006548.
Sandyford Moor cairn cemetery 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 1006548.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairns N of Tick Law (5.3 km), Bewick Hill cup and ring marked rocks, Old Bewick (5.6 km), Bewick Hill camp (5.8 km).
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