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Cairn 550m south-west of Raddick Hill summit forming part of a cairnfield

England
List entry 1007416
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007416
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0 hectares
Grid reference
SX 57438 70808
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cairn 550m south-west of Raddick Hill summit is a Bronze Age burial monument forming part of a substantial cairnfield in Devon. The structure consists of a mound of stones typical of barrow construction from the second millennium BCE, situated within a landscape of multiple contemporary monuments that attest to intensive ritual and funerary use of the moorland during prehistory. This cairn, along with its associated field of similar monuments, represents an important archaeological assemblage documenting Bronze Age settlement patterns and burial practices in the South West of England. The site's designation as a scheduled monument reflects its archaeological significance and contribution to understanding prehistoric land use and social organisation in this region.

Cairn 550m south-west of Raddick Hill summit forming part of a cairnfield is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007416. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Cairn 550m south-west of Raddick Hill summit forming part of a cairnfield?

Cairn 550m south-west of Raddick Hill summit is a Bronze Age burial monument forming part of a substantial cairnfield in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007416.

Who is responsible for protecting Cairn 550m south-west of Raddick Hill summit forming part of a cairnfield?

Cairn 550m south-west of Raddick Hill summit forming part of a cairnfield 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 1007416.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cairn 550m south-west of Raddick Hill summit forming part of a cairnfield?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two cairns with stone rows E of Collard Tor on Wotter Common (8.9 km), The northern of three enclosures north of Ford Waste (9.4 km), One of several stone hut circles near enclosures north of Ford Waste (9.4 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
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Legal
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Two cairns with stone rows E of Collard Tor on Wotter Common
8.9 km
The northern of three enclosures north of Ford Waste
9.4 km
One of several stone hut circles near enclosures north of Ford Waste
9.4 km
The middle one of three enclosures north of Ford Waste
9.4 km
Two round barrows on Ridding Down
9.5 km
One of several stone hut circles near enclosures north of Ford Waste
9.5 km
One of several stone hut circles near enclosures north of Ford Waste
9.5 km
The southern of three enclosures north of Ford Waste
9.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cairn 550m south-west of Raddick Hill summit forming part of a cairnfield

Cairn 550m south-west of Raddick Hill summit forming part of a cairnfield stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

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