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Scald Hill long cairn (Earle)

A prehistoric long cairn stands on the hillside above the Harthope Burn. It measures 10m long and is 6.4m wide at the east end. The cairn was excavated in 2000 to 2003 revealing it was made up of closely packed stones.
N13497
Later Prehistoric (4000BC to 43AD)
EXCAVATION, Scald Hill long cairn (SCALD HILL, THE CHEVIOT) 2004; BORDER ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY


Source of Reference
Local History of Earle

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