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Towerbrae round cairn is a prehistoric burial monument located in Cumberland, England. The site consists of a substantial circular mound constructed from stone, characteristic of Bronze Age funerary practice in northern Britain. Such round cairns typically date to the Bronze Age period and served as communal or individual burial sites, often containing cremated remains or inhumed bodies within stone cists or chambers. The monument represents an important example of the cairn-building traditions that were widespread across the upland regions of northern England during the second millennium BC.
Towerbrae round cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015733. View the official record →
Towerbrae round cairn is a prehistoric burial monument located in Cumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015733.
Towerbrae 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 1015733.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of Coombe Crag and Banks Green Cottage and the road to Lanercost at Banks in wall miles 51 and 52 (8.1 km), Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Banks Green Cottage and the road to Lanercost at Banks and the road to Garthside in wall miles 52, 53 and 54 (8.4 km), Nether Denton Roman fort, associated vicus and length of Stanegate Roman road (8.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Towerbrae round cairn's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Towerbrae round cairn stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.