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Cairn near the summit of Western Beacon is a Bronze Age burial monument located on the high ground of Western Beacon in Devon. The cairn takes the form of a stone mound constructed as a funerary deposit, characteristic of prehistoric burial practices in the South West during the second millennium BC. Its location at an elevated position reflects the positioning of many such monuments across the Devon uplands, where they command significant views across the surrounding landscape. The site remains an important archaeological record of Bronze Age settlement and mortuary practice in the region.
Cairn near the summit of Western Beacon is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012290. View the official record →
Cairn near the summit of Western Beacon is a Bronze Age burial monument located on the high ground of Western Beacon in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012290.
Cairn near the summit of Western 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 1012290.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Group of three closely spaced cairns on the south-western brow of Western Beacon (0.1 km), Cairn on the southern brow of Western Beacon (0.1 km), Stone alignment and cairn south-east of Western Beacon (0.6 km).
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