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Old Yeavering

Aisled Building (early Medieval), Amphitheatre (early Medieval), Building (early Medieval), Cemetery (early Medieval), Church (early Medieval), Cist (prehistoric), Cremation Cemetery (iron Age), Cremation Cemetery (bronze Age), Field System (iron Age), F
Old Yeavering
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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Old Yeavering as Aisled Building (early Medieval), Amphitheatre (early Medieval), Building (early Medieval), Cemetery (early Medieval), Church (early Medieval), Cist (prehistoric), Cremation Cemetery (iron Age), Cremation Cemetery (bronze Age), Field System (iron Age), F. The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Old Yeavering is an early medieval site featuring an amphitheatre, church, and cemetery, associated with the royal court of Northumbria. It is significant as a key political and religious centre in early medieval northern Britain.

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Photo: Russel Wills · CC BY-SA 2.0