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Cairn 240m north of Crownley Parks is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Devon, England. The monument survives as a substantial earthwork cairn, representing a form of funerary architecture typical of the Bronze Age period. As a scheduled ancient monument, it forms part of the broader landscape of prehistoric burial practices in Devon and contributes to understanding regional patterns of Bronze Age settlement and mortuary custom. The site's survival and official designation reflect its archaeological significance as evidence of early metal age funerary traditions in the Southwest Peninsula.
Cairn 240m north of Crownley Parks is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019588. View the official record →
Cairn 240m north of Crownley Parks is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019588.
Cairn 240m north of Crownley Parks 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 1019588.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hut circles and fields on Buckland Common (4.1 km), Earthworks in Boro' Wood (4.8 km), Two cairns at Ausewell Rocks (5.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cairn 240m north of Crownley Parks's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Cairn 240m north of Crownley Parks stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.