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Cairn on Thorncombe Hill is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Somerset, England. The monument consists of a cairn, a mound formed of stones rather than earth, typical of funerary practices during the Bronze Age period. Its presence on Thorncombe Hill reflects the wider pattern of barrow construction across the Somerset landscape during the second millennium before the present era. The site is recorded under National Heritage List for England designation 1014128, marking its recognition as a heritage monument of archaeological significance.
Cairn on Thorncombe Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014128. View the official record →
Cairn on Thorncombe Hill is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014128.
Cairn on Thorncombe 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 1014128.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn 280m south of Triscombe Stone (5.3 km), Two cairns, 780m ESE of Triscombe Farm (5.4 km), Three round cairns on Wills Neck (5.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cairn on Thorncombe Hill's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Cairn on Thorncombe Hill stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.