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Cairn and cist on Barn Hill, 840m north east of Moortown Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Devon. The site comprises a cairn, a mound of stones constructed as a burial structure, containing a stone-built cist or burial chamber. Such monuments are characteristic of Bronze Age burial practices in south-west England and typically date to the period between approximately 2000 and 1000 BC. The monument survives as a scheduled ancient monument and represents an important example of prehistoric funerary architecture from the region.
Cairn and cist on Barn Hill, 840m north east of Moortown Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020007. View the official record →
Cairn and cist on Barn Hill, 840m north east of Moortown Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020007.
Cairn and cist on Barn Hill, 840m north east of Moortown 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 1020007.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wigford Down cross: a wayside cross 230m WNW of Cadover Bridge (10.1 km), An enclosure, stone hut circle, rectangular building and `V'-shaped gully 410m east of Trowlesworthy Warren House (10.6 km), Pillow mound and `V'-shaped gully 350m north west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren (10.9 km).
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