Scheduled MonumentsEnglandTwo round cairns, 375m north-west of Uplaw Knowe

Two round cairns, 375m north-west of Uplaw Knowe

England
List entry 1008276
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008276
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.05 hectares
Grid reference
NT 90805 08878
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Two round cairns, 375m north-west of Uplaw Knowe, is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Northumberland. The cairns are circular stone structures typical of prehistoric burial practices in northern Britain, constructed by heaping stones over inhumation or cremation deposits. Such monuments are characteristic of the third and second millennia BC and represent significant ritual and territorial markers within the Bronze Age landscape. The site forms part of the wider distribution of cairn cemeteries found across the upland regions of Northumberland and the broader North of England.

Two round cairns, 375m north-west of Uplaw Knowe is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008276. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Two round cairns, 375m north-west of Uplaw Knowe?

Two round cairns, 375m north-west of Uplaw Knowe, is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008276.

Who is responsible for protecting Two round cairns, 375m north-west of Uplaw Knowe?

Two round cairns, 375m north-west of Uplaw Knowe 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 1008276.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two round cairns, 375m north-west of Uplaw Knowe?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman camp, 1.58km west of North Yardhope (8 km), Round cairn on Holystone Common, part of round cairn cemetery (8.2 km), Round cairn on Holystone Common, part of round cairn cemetery (8.3 km).

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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
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LiDAR
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Historical Maps
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Two round cairns, 375m north-west of Uplaw Knowe

Two round cairns, 375m north-west of Uplaw Knowe stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.