Scheduled MonumentsEnglandCairn 850m north east of Dunkery Bridge

Cairn 850m north east of Dunkery Bridge

England
List entry 1020829
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020829
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.03 hectares
Grid reference
SS 90127 41213
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cairn 850m north east of Dunkery Bridge is a Bronze Age burial mound located on Exmoor in Somerset, England. The monument comprises a roughly circular mound of stones and earth, typical of barrow construction practices during the Bronze Age period. Such cairns are significant archaeological features that demonstrate the burial traditions and territorial organisation of prehistoric communities in the upland regions of south-west England. The site's location on Exmoor reflects the pattern of Bronze Age settlement and ceremonial activity across this moorland landscape.

Cairn 850m north east of Dunkery Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020829. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Cairn 850m north east of Dunkery Bridge?

Cairn 850m north east of Dunkery Bridge is a Bronze Age burial mound located on Exmoor in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020829.

Who is responsible for protecting Cairn 850m north east of Dunkery Bridge?

Cairn 850m north east of Dunkery Bridge 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 1020829.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cairn 850m north east of Dunkery Bridge?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Packhorse bridge 60m north east of Royal Oak Farm (6.3 km), Round barrow 720m NNW of Spire Cross (7.1 km), Round barrow cemetery incorporating Wambarrows on Winsford Hill (7.4 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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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cairn 850m north east of Dunkery Bridge

Cairn 850m north east of Dunkery Bridge stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.