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Cairn on Thorncombe Hill, 990m north west of Halsway Post, is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated on the Exmoor plateau in Somerset. The cairn comprises a mound of stones typical of Bronze Age burial practices in the South West of England, representing the material expression of ritual and memorial practices during the second millennium before the common era. Its survival on the open moorland of Exmoor reflects the preservation of such monuments in areas of lower agricultural disturbance. The site remains of significance for understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and funerary customs in the south-western upland landscape.
Cairn on Thorncombe Hill, 990m north west of Halsway Post is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015080. View the official record →
Cairn on Thorncombe Hill, 990m north west of Halsway Post, is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated on the Exmoor plateau in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015080.
Cairn on Thorncombe Hill, 990m north west of Halsway Post 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 1015080.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn 280m south of Triscombe Stone (4.7 km), Two cairns, 780m ESE of Triscombe Farm (4.9 km), Three round cairns on Wills Neck (5.1 km).
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