Scheduled MonumentsEnglandTwo round cairns 590m and 610m east of Burn Brae

Two round cairns 590m and 610m east of Burn Brae

England
List entry 1017197
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017197
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.06 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 05958 99936, NZ 05939 99962
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Two round cairns 590m and 610m east of Burn Brae is a pair of Bronze Age funerary monuments located in Northumberland. The cairns, situated in open moorland east of the settlement of Burn Brae, represent typical examples of the round cairn tradition that characterised burial practices during the Bronze Age period. These earthen and stone mounds served as burial monuments, with their siting on elevated terrain reflecting the prominent placement characteristic of prehistoric funerary architecture in northern Britain. The monuments survive as upstanding features in the landscape and remain significant as evidence of Bronze Age settlement and mortuary practice in this region of Northumberland.

Two round cairns 590m and 610m east of Burn Brae is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017197. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Two round cairns 590m and 610m east of Burn Brae?

Two round cairns 590m and 610m east of Burn Brae is a pair of Bronze Age funerary monuments located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017197.

Who is responsible for protecting Two round cairns 590m and 610m east of Burn Brae?

Two round cairns 590m and 610m east of Burn Brae 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 1017197.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two round cairns 590m and 610m east of Burn Brae?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn 320m WNW of Old Stell Crag (3.5 km), Simonside Cairn 670m west-north-west of Old Stell Crag (3.7 km), Bastle 150m south west of Morrelhirst (4 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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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.
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The bedrock under Two round cairns 590m and 610m east of Burn Brae

Two round cairns 590m and 610m east of Burn Brae stands on Border Group, bedrock that formed in the Meramecian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate argillaceous rocks and limestone.