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A round cairn 190m north east of Cawsand Beacon is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of a cairn cemetery situated on the summit of Cawsand Hill in Devon. The cairn is one of several burial mounds that occupy this elevated location, representing a significant concentration of Bronze Age ritual and mortuary activity on the Devonian landscape. Round cairns of this type typically date to the second and third millennia before the present, serving as durable stone monuments marking high-status burials and communal remembrance sites. The survival of this cairn within its cemetery context provides archaeological evidence for Bronze Age settlement patterns and burial practices in the region.
A round cairn 190m north east 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 1010771. View the official record →
A round cairn 190m north east of Cawsand Beacon is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of a cairn cemetery situated on the summit of Cawsand Hill in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010771.
A round cairn 190m north east 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 1010771.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kerbed cairn and cist 635m south west of The Grey Wethers (9 km), A partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 670m south of The Grey Wethers (9.2 km), A round cairn on White Ridge lying 570m north of the source of Stannon Brook (9.6 km).
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