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Cairn on Weatherdon Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Devon, England. The cairn consists of a stone mound constructed during the Bronze Age period, likely serving as a burial structure for one or more individuals of the community that constructed it. Such cairns are characteristic monuments of Bronze Age ritual practice in south-western England, representing the material expression of funerary customs and social organisation during the second millennium BC. The site contributes to understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and burial practices across the Devon landscape.
Cairn on Weatherdon Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013209. View the official record →
Cairn on Weatherdon Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013209.
Cairn on Weatherdon 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 1013209.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (1 km), Cairn near the summit of Western Beacon (1.2 km), Cairn on the southern brow of Western Beacon (1.3 km).
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