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A platform cairn 240m NNE of Cawsand Beacon is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of a cairn cemetery on the summit of Cawsand Hill in Devon. The monument consists of a circular or sub-circular platform of stone upon which burial cairns were constructed, representing a form of ritual funerary practice characteristic of prehistoric Devon. As part of the larger cairn cemetery occupying the hilltop, it demonstrates the significant Bronze Age use of Cawsand Hill as a burial landscape and communal ceremonial site. The platform cairn contributes to our understanding of mortuary practices and the importance of upland locations for Bronze Age communities in the region.
A platform cairn 240m NNE of Cawsand Beacon forming part of a cairn cemetery on the summit of Cawsand Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010772. View the official record →
A platform cairn 240m NNE of Cawsand Beacon is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of a cairn cemetery on the summit of Cawsand Hill in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010772.
A platform cairn 240m NNE of Cawsand Beacon forming part of a cairn cemetery on the summit of Cawsand 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 1010772.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kerbed cairn and cist 635m south west of The Grey Wethers (9.1 km), A partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 670m south of The Grey Wethers (9.2 km), Two prehistoric settlements 1280m SSW of The Grey Wethers (9.6 km).
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