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Cairn with a cist north of Whittenknowles Rocks is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon, England. The site consists of a cairn, a mound constructed from stones, which contains a cist, a stone-built burial chamber typical of Bronze Age funerary practice in south-western Britain. Such monuments represent important archaeological evidence for understanding Bronze Age burial customs and settlement patterns in the region. The monument is recorded as a designated heritage asset under the National Heritage List for England.
Cairn with a cist north of Whittenknowles Rocks is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010657. View the official record →
Cairn with a cist north of Whittenknowles Rocks is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010657.
Cairn with a cist north of Whittenknowles Rocks 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 1010657.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric barrow cemetery on Crownhill Down, 900m north of Drakelands Farm (8.1 km), Barrow cemetery on western slope of Crownhill Down (8.2 km), Round barrow 950yds (868m) N of Drakeland Corner (8.4 km).
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