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Cairn on Piles Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon, England. The cairn consists of a mound of stones constructed as a funerary structure, typical of burial practices during the Bronze Age period when such monuments served as communal or individual graves across the South West of England. The site's positioning on Piles Hill reflects the deliberate placement of such monuments in prominent landscape locations, likely serving both ritual and territorial functions within prehistoric communities. As a designated heritage monument, it remains an important archaeological record of Bronze Age burial customs and settlement patterns in the Devon landscape.
Cairn on Piles Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012474. View the official record →
Cairn on Piles Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012474.
Cairn on Piles Hill 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 1012474.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (2.7 km), One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (2.7 km), One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (2.7 km).
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