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Cairn 280m south of Triscombe Stone is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on the Quantock Hills in Somerset. The cairn consists of a mound of stones constructed during the Bronze Age as a burial site, reflecting the mortuary practices of prehistoric communities in this region. Its proximity to Triscombe Stone, another significant prehistoric monument in the Quantock landscape, suggests this area held particular ritual or territorial importance during antiquity. The monument remains a notable example of Bronze Age burial architecture surviving on the Somerset uplands.
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 funerary monument located on the Quantock Hills in Somerset. 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).
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