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Cairn NNW of Beacon Plain is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on Dartmoor in Devon. The cairn comprises a substantial mound of stones, typical of burial structures erected during the Bronze Age period, roughly 2200 to 700 BC. Such cairns served as repositories for cremated remains and occasionally inhumations, often accompanied by grave goods reflecting the status and ritual practices of their time. The monument survives as an important archaeological witness to the settlement and burial patterns of Bronze Age communities on the Dartmoor uplands.
Cairn NNW of Beacon Plain is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012233. View the official record →
Cairn NNW of Beacon Plain is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012233.
Cairn NNW of Beacon Plain 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 1012233.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (1.5 km), One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (1.6 km), Cairn near the summit of Western Beacon (1.9 km).
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