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Two round cairns, 220m south west of Pittland Hills is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Northumberland. The site comprises two circular stone cairns positioned on upland terrain, characteristic of the burial practices and monumental traditions of prehistoric northern Britain. Such monuments typically date from the period between the late third and second millennia before the present, though precise dating requires archaeological investigation. The cairns represent the landscape's archaeological richness and contribute to our understanding of settlement patterns and ritual activity across Northumberland's Bronze Age uplands.
Two round cairns, 220m south west of Pittland Hills is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014049. View the official record →
Two round cairns, 220m south west of Pittland Hills is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014049.
Two round cairns, 220m south west of Pittland Hills 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 1014049.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chollerford Bridge, with abutments of previous bridge (9.3 km), Remains of medieval bridge, Chollerford (9.4 km), The Roman fort, vicus, bridge abutments and associated remains of Hadrian's Wall at Chesters in wall mile 27 (9.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Two round cairns, 220m south west of Pittland Hills's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Two round cairns, 220m south west of Pittland Hills stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, argillaceous rocks and subordinate sandstone, interbedded.