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Cairn in north-east corner of Lower Piles is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Devon, England. The monument consists of a cairn, a form of burial construction characteristic of the Bronze Age period, constructed from heaped stone rather than earth. Such cairns served as prominent markers in the landscape and functioned as communal or individual burial monuments, reflecting the funerary practices and social organisation of Bronze Age communities. The site is registered on the National Heritage List for England, confirming its status as a designated heritage monument of archaeological significance.
Cairn in north-east corner of Lower Piles is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009575. View the official record →
Cairn in north-east corner of Lower Piles is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009575.
Cairn in north-east corner of Lower Piles 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 1009575.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (3.1 km), One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (3.1 km), One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (3.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cairn in north-east corner of Lower Piles's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Cairn in north-east corner of Lower Piles stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.