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Cairn on Glasscombe Ball is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Devon, England. The site consists of a stone cairn, a characteristic burial structure of the Bronze Age period dating to approximately 2000–700 BCE. Such cairns served as permanent markers for elite or community burials and often contained cremated remains, reflecting the ritual practices and social hierarchies of prehistoric Devon. The monument's survival to the present day provides archaeological evidence of Bronze Age settlement patterns and funerary traditions across the South West peninsula.
Cairn on Glasscombe Ball is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012470. View the official record →
Cairn on Glasscombe Ball is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012470.
Cairn on Glasscombe Ball 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 1012470.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (2.2 km), One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (2.2 km), Cairn near the summit of Western Beacon (2.6 km).
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