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Cairn and cist on Barn Hill, 840m north east of Moortown Farm, is a Bronze Age burial monument consisting of a cairn with an associated stone cist. The site represents a typical funerary tradition of the Bronze Age period in Devon, when such chambered structures were constructed to contain the remains of the deceased. The monument comprises a mound of stones with an integral burial chamber, reflecting the practical and ritual responses to death prevalent in prehistoric Devon. Its survival to the present day provides evidence of Bronze Age settlement and burial practices in the moorland landscape of south-western England.
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 burial monument consisting of a cairn with an associated stone cist. 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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