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Cairn near summit of Ugborough Beacon is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated on the high moorland of south Devon. The cairn consists of a rubble mound of stones, a characteristic form of burial monument from the second millennium BC. It occupies a prominent position on the summit area of Ugborough Beacon, which at approximately 420 metres elevation commands extensive views across the surrounding landscape. Such elevated cairn sites were commonly selected in prehistoric Devon for their visual prominence and may have served both burial and territorial marker functions within Bronze Age communities.
Cairn near summit of Ugborough Beacon is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012243. View the official record →
Cairn near summit of Ugborough Beacon is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated on the high moorland of south Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012243.
Cairn near summit of Ugborough Beacon 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 1012243.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn near the summit of Western Beacon (1.9 km), Group of three closely spaced cairns on the south-western brow of Western Beacon (2 km), Cairn on the southern brow of Western Beacon (2 km).
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