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Cairn cemetery and earthwork bank 340m south west of Blackaton Brook Ford is a Bronze Age ceremonial and burial complex located in Devon. The monument comprises a cemetery of burial cairns associated with an earthwork bank, indicating a structured approach to ritual deposition and landscape management during the Bronze Age period. The physical configuration of cairns alongside constructed earthwork features suggests this location served as a significant focus for funerary practice within its local community. Such monuments are characteristic of Bronze Age settlement patterns in the south-west of England, where burial cairns frequently occur in clusters or cemeteries associated with contemporary earthworks.
Cairn cemetery and earthwork bank 340m south west of Blackaton Brook Ford is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018906. View the official record →
Cairn cemetery and earthwork bank 340m south west of Blackaton Brook Ford is a Bronze Age ceremonial and burial complex located in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018906.
Cairn cemetery and earthwork bank 340m south west of Blackaton Brook Ford 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 1018906.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tinners' building in Great Stannon Newtake, 810m north west of Stannon Tor (8.9 km), Two round cairns 800m north west of Statts Bridge (9.4 km), Two cairns on the summit of Water Hill 450m north west of Warren House Inn (9.4 km).
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