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A round cairn on White Ridge lying 570m north of the source of Stannon Brook is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon, England. The cairn survives as a mound constructed from stone and earth, characteristic of funerary structures erected during the Bronze Age when such monuments served as focal points for ritual burial and landscape demarcation. The site's precise location on White Ridge, specified by its relationship to Stannon Brook, suggests its construction within a broader pattern of Bronze Age settlement and ceremonial activity across the Devon uplands. As a scheduled ancient monument, the cairn represents an important archaeological resource for understanding prehistoric burial practices and territorial organisation in the south-west of England.
A round cairn on White Ridge lying 570m north of the source of Stannon Brook is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016851. View the official record →
A round cairn on White Ridge lying 570m north of the source of Stannon Brook is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016851.
A round cairn on White Ridge lying 570m north of the source of Stannon Brook 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 1016851.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hut circle 150yds (140m) NE of Moorlands Farm (8.9 km), Sherberton stone circle 315m SSE of Little Sherberton (9.1 km), Hut circles SE of Yar Tor (9.3 km).
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A round cairn on White Ridge lying 570m north of the source of Stannon Brook stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.