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Category Archives: Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli
Lower Headley Farm, Thornton, Bradford, West Yorkshire
Tumulus (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – SE 099 321 Archaeology & History There are no longer any remains of the prehistoric burial site that once stood in one of the fields by Lower Headley Farm. We don’t know whether the … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Yorkshire, West
Tagged ancient sites, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bradford, Bronze Age, cairns, cists, deathm burials, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, neolithic, prehistoric sites, Queensbury, sacred sites, Thornton, tumuli, tumulus, urns, West Scholes, West Yorkshire
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Manse Bridge, Melness, Tongue, Sutherland
Cairns: OS Grid Reference – NC 5784 6229 Also Known as: Canmore ID 5385 Getting Here Along the A836 road between Durness and Tongue, take the minor road north to Melness and Talmine. 400 yards or so past Talmine Stores shop, … Continue reading
Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Scotland, Sutherland
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, cairnfields, cairns, cists, death, earth mysteries, Melness, neolithic, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, Sutherland, tombs, Tongue, tumuli, tumulus
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Tongue House, Tongue, Sutherland
Chambered Cairn: OS Grid Reference – NC 5926 5862 Also Known as: Canmore ID 5325 Getting Here I approached this by walking along the B8438 road northwest out of Tongue village, towards the road-crossing over the Kyle of Tongue. There’s a small … Continue reading
Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Scotland, Sutherland
Tagged ancient sites, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, burials, cairns, chambered cairns, cists, death, heritage, neolithic, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, Sutherland, tombs, Tongue
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Southdown Cottage, Cotmandene, Dorking, Surrey
Tumulus (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – TQ 1686 4958 Archaeology & History Highlighted on the 1914 OS-map (as ‘Site of’), nothing now remains of the prehistoric structure that either covered or surrounded the ancient burial urn, found fortuitously by a … Continue reading
Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, England (south), Surrey
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, burials, cairns, death, Dorking, english heritage, Iron Age, neolithic, prehistoric sites, Romano-British, sacred sites, Surrey, tombs, tumuli, tumulus, urns
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Cock Howe (1), Skelton Moor, Marske, North Yorkshire
Cairn: OS Grid Reference – NZ 0811 0063 Getting Here Take the minor high road between the hamlets of Marske and Fremington (up Hard Stiles from Marske side), turning up Stelling Road at the crossroads, and ⅔-mile (1.1km) along, turn right … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Yorkshire, North
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, cairnfield, cairns, death, english heritage, Fremington, Grinton, Iron Age, Marrick, Marske, neolithic, North Yorkshire, prehistoric sites, Reeth, sacred sites, Skelton Moor, tombs, tumuli, tumulus
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Law Knowe, Niddrie, Edinburgh, Midlothian
Tumulus (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NT 3076 7177 Archaeology & History Long since gone, this little-known burial mound could once be seen not far from the old mansion of Niddrie House. The only reference I’ve found of it is in … Continue reading
Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Midlothian, Scotland
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, burial, cairns, death, druids, Edinburgh, heritage, Liberton, midlothian, moots, neolithic, Niddrie, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, tombs, tumuli, tumulus
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