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A cairn 450m WNW of Putts Corner is a Bronze Age burial monument forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Gittisham Hill in Devon. The monument consists of a cairn, a mound of piled stones typical of Bronze Age funerary practice in the southwest of England, and is situated within a landscape rich in prehistoric burial evidence. As part of a barrow cemetery, it reflects the significant use of Gittisham Hill as a burial ground during the Bronze Age, indicating sustained ritual and funerary activity across the hilltop. The site remains an important archaeological resource for understanding Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in Devon.
A cairn 450m WNW of Putts Corner, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Gittisham Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014255. View the official record →
A cairn 450m WNW of Putts Corner is a Bronze Age burial monument forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Gittisham Hill in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014255.
A cairn 450m WNW of Putts Corner, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Gittisham Hill 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 1014255.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 60m south west of the B3174, forming part of a dispersed barrow group on Farway Hill (2.5 km), Bowl barrow in Lee's Plantation, East Hill, 560m east of Higher Rill Farm (2.5 km), Bowl barrow 100m south west of the B3174, forming part of a dispersed barrow group on Farway Hill (2.6 km).
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A cairn 450m WNW of Putts Corner, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Gittisham Hill stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.