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Standing stone on Bygate Hill, 660m north west of Bygate Farm

England
List entry 1015843
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015843
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 06712 77036
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Standing stone on Bygate Hill, 660 metres north-west of Bygate Farm, is a prehistoric monument located in Northumberland. The stone stands as evidence of ritual or territorial activity during the Bronze Age or earlier periods, when such upright stones were commonly erected across the British landscape. The monument survives as a substantial upright block of stone, a physical reminder of ancient settlement patterns and ceremonial practices in the region. Its designation as a scheduled ancient monument reflects its importance to understanding prehistoric Northumberland and the broader patterns of stone erection across northern Britain.

Standing stone on Bygate Hill, 660m north west of Bygate Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015843. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Standing stone on Bygate Hill, 660m north west of Bygate Farm?

Standing stone on Bygate Hill, 660 metres north-west of Bygate Farm, is a prehistoric monument located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015843.

Who is responsible for protecting Standing stone on Bygate Hill, 660m north west of Bygate Farm?

Standing stone on Bygate Hill, 660m north west of Bygate Farm 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 1015843.

What other scheduled monuments are near Standing stone on Bygate Hill, 660m north west of Bygate Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Market cross (5.1 km), Round cairn, 250m south east of Low Hall (5.5 km), East Matfen medieval village and open field system (6.2 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Market cross
5.1 km
Round cairn, 250m south east of Low Hall
5.5 km
East Matfen medieval village and open field system
6.2 km
Standing stone with cup markings, 50m south of Standing Stone Farm
7.4 km
Hadrian's Wall from Oatens Bank, Harlow Hill, to Whittle Dene Watercourse in wall mile 16
8.8 km
Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the B6309 and the B6321 in wall miles 16, 17 and 18
8.9 km
The vallum between Oatens Bank, Harlow Hill, and Whittle Dene Watercourse in wall mile 16
9 km
Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the B6321 and Sunnybrae at Halton Shields, in wall miles 18 and 19
9.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Standing stone on Bygate Hill, 660m north west of Bygate Farm

Standing stone on Bygate Hill, 660m north west of Bygate Farm stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Standing stone on Bygate Hill, 660m north west of Bygate Farm

Hadrian's WallArchaeological site · ~16.3 milesBattle of Newburn Ford 1640Battle (1640) · ~9.9 milesBattle of Otterburn 1388Battle (1388) · ~15.5 milesBattle of Neville's Cross 1346Battle (1346) · ~24.5 miles
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