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Two round cairns 870m south east of Butteryhaugh Bridge is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Northumberland. The site comprises two distinct round cairns, including the locally named Deadman Cairn, which are characteristic of prehistoric burial practice in northern Britain during the third and second millennia BCE. These earthen mounds represent evidence of ritual burial customs and territorial markers within the wider Bronze Age landscape of Northumberland. The cairns survive as visible archaeological features that contribute to understanding settlement patterns and mortuary practices in the prehistoric North East.
Two round cairns 870m south east of Butteryhaugh Bridge including Deadman Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009665. View the official record →
Two round cairns 870m south east of Butteryhaugh Bridge is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009665.
Two round cairns 870m south east of Butteryhaugh Bridge including Deadman 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 1009665.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn, 330m SSW of Deadman's Cairn (0.3 km), Kielder Viaduct (0.6 km), Romano-British enclosed settlement, 290m south east of Butteryhaugh Bridge (0.6 km).
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Two round cairns 870m south east of Butteryhaugh Bridge including Deadman Cairn stands on Border Group, bedrock that formed in the Meramecian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate argillaceous rocks and limestone.