Scheduled MonumentsEnglandUnenclosed settlement, field system, cairnfield, round cairn cemetery, round cairn, shieling and enclosed cremation cemetery on Todlaw Pike

Unenclosed settlement, field system, cairnfield, round cairn cemetery, round cairn, shieling and enclosed cremation cemetery on Todlaw Pike

England
List entry 1015531
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015531
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
12.77 hectares
Grid reference
NY 90063 95857
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Todlaw Pike is a complex of Bronze Age and later prehistoric monuments located in Northumberland. The site comprises a round cairn cemetery with multiple burial cairns, associated field systems, and evidence of unenclosed settlement occupation spanning several periods. The monuments are characteristic of the upland archaeology of northern Britain, representing patterns of habitation, agriculture, and mortuary practice from the Bronze Age through to the medieval period, with shielings indicating later transhumance pastoral activity. The survival of these features in proximity provides valuable evidence for understanding long-term land use and settlement patterns in the Northumberland uplands.

Unenclosed settlement, field system, cairnfield, round cairn cemetery, round cairn, shieling and enclosed cremation cemetery on Todlaw Pike is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015531. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Unenclosed settlement, field system, cairnfield, round cairn cemetery, round cairn, shieling and enclosed cremation cemetery on Todlaw Pike?

Todlaw Pike is a complex of Bronze Age and later prehistoric monuments located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015531.

Who is responsible for protecting Unenclosed settlement, field system, cairnfield, round cairn cemetery, round cairn, shieling and enclosed cremation cemetery on Todlaw Pike?

Unenclosed settlement, field system, cairnfield, round cairn cemetery, round cairn, shieling and enclosed cremation cemetery on Todlaw Pike 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 1015531.

What other scheduled monuments are near Unenclosed settlement, field system, cairnfield, round cairn cemetery, round cairn, shieling and enclosed cremation cemetery on Todlaw Pike?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Defended settlement, 470m south west of Haining (3.9 km), Romano-British farmstead, 330m south of Woodhill (4.2 km), Romano-British farmstead on Wood Hill 800m north west of Old Town Cottages (4.4 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Unenclosed settlement, field system, cairnfield, round cairn cemetery, round cairn, shieling and enclosed cremation cemetery on Todlaw Pike

Unenclosed settlement, field system, cairnfield, round cairn cemetery, round cairn, shieling and enclosed cremation cemetery on Todlaw Pike stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, argillaceous rocks and subordinate sandstone, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Unenclosed settlement, field system, cairnfield, round cairn cemetery, round cairn, shieling and enclosed cremation cemetery on Todlaw Pike

Hadrian's WallArchaeological site · ~18.9 milesBattle of Otterburn 1388Battle (1388) · ~1.8 milesBattle of Homildon Hill 1402Battle (1402) · ~20.9 miles