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Cairn 480m north of Little Quantock Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound situated in Somerset, England. The monument survives as a substantial earthen or stone cairn that represents a significant archaeological feature of the prehistoric period. Such cairns typically functioned as communal or individual burial structures and are characteristic of Bronze Age funerary practice across southwest England. The site's designation within the National Heritage List for England reflects its importance as a scheduled ancient monument worthy of statutory protection.
Cairn 480m north of Little Quantock Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017294. View the official record →
Cairn 480m north of Little Quantock Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound situated in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017294.
Cairn 480m north of Little Quantock Farm 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 1017294.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two cairns, 780m ESE of Triscombe Farm (2.2 km), Three round cairns on Wills Neck (2.4 km), Two bowl barrows, 530m and 670m north east of Plantation Cottage (2.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cairn 480m north of Little Quantock Farm'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 480m north of Little Quantock Farm stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.