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The Three Kings is a Bronze Age monument in Northumberland comprising a stone circle and an adjacent round cairn. The stone circle consists of four upright stones arranged in a roughly circular setting, from which the monument derives its name. The associated cairn represents typical burial or ceremonial practice of the Bronze Age period, indicating the site's function as a place of ritual or funerary significance. The monument remains an important archaeological record of prehistoric settlement and religious practice in the North East of England.
The Three Kings four poster stone circle and round cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015525. View the official record →
The Three Kings is a Bronze Age monument in Northumberland comprising a stone circle and an adjacent round cairn. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015525.
The Three Kings four poster stone circle and round cairn 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 1015525.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British enclosed settlement and medieval settlement 300m south of Burdhope (4.5 km), Roman camp and prehistoric round cairn 700m north-east of Bellshiel Bridge (4.5 km), Romano-British farmstead 570m west of Woolaw (4.8 km).
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