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Cairn 280m south of Triscombe Stone is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Somerset, England. The monument consists of a cairn of stone construction, characteristic of funerary practices during the Bronze Age period when such burial structures were commonly erected across upland regions of southwestern England. The site lies within an area of archaeological significance marked by other contemporary monuments, including the nearby Triscombe Stone. Like other cairns of its type and period, it represents evidence of Bronze Age settlement and ceremonial practices in the Exmoor region.
Cairn 280m south of Triscombe Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016707. View the official record →
Cairn 280m south of Triscombe Stone is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016707.
Cairn 280m south of Triscombe Stone 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 1016707.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three round cairns on Wills Neck (0.4 km), Two bowl barrows, 530m and 670m north east of Plantation Cottage (0.9 km), Bowl barrow 840m north east of Bagborough House (1.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cairn 280m south of Triscombe Stone'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 280m south of Triscombe Stone stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.