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Three round cairns on Thirl Moor is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located on moorland in Northumberland. The site comprises three separate circular burial mounds constructed from stone, typical of prehistoric ceremonial and burial practices in upland northern England. Such cairns served as communal or individual graves and likely date to the period between 3000 and 1000 BC, though precise dating remains uncertain without excavation. The monument represents an important example of prehistoric funerary architecture and contributes to our understanding of settlement patterns and ritual practices in the upland regions of Northumberland during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods.
Three round cairns on Thirl Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008883. View the official record →
Three round cairns on Thirl Moor is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located on moorland in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008883.
Three round cairns on Thirl Moor 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 1008883.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn group 330m south-east of Bellshiel Law (7.3 km), Round cairn, 800m east of Mally's Crag (7.6 km), Roman camp, 250m north-west of Silloans (7.8 km).
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Three round cairns on Thirl Moor stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.