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Cairn NW of Beacon Plain is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon, England. The structure consists of a mound of stones typical of cairn construction from these prehistoric periods, serving as a funerary or ceremonial site. Its position on Beacon Plain reflects the distribution of such monuments across Devon's upland areas, where cairns and barrows commonly marked significant landscape features. The monument remains a valuable record of prehistoric burial practice and settlement patterns in the south-west of England.
Cairn NW of Beacon Plain is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012240. View the official record →
Cairn NW of Beacon Plain is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012240.
Cairn NW 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 1012240.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (1.6 km), One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (1.6 km), Cairn near the summit of Western Beacon (2 km).
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