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The cairn with a cist on the western edge of Lee Moor is a Bronze Age funerary monument, typical of the numerous burial structures scattered across the moorland landscape of Devon. The site comprises a stone cairn constructed over a cist, a stone-built burial chamber that would originally have contained human remains and grave goods. Such monuments are characteristic of early Bronze Age burial practice in the south-west of England, dating broadly to the period between circa 2200 and 1500 BCE. The survival of multiple cairns in this location on Lee Moor is significant for understanding the distribution and density of Bronze Age settlement and ritual activity across the Devonian uplands.
Cairn with a cist, one of several on the western edge of Lee Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012051. View the official record →
The cairn with a cist on the western edge of Lee Moor is a Bronze Age funerary monument, typical of the numerous burial structures scattered across the moorland landscape of Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012051.
Cairn with a cist, one of several on the western edge of Lee Moor 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 1012051.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric barrow cemetery on Crownhill Down, 900m north of Drakelands Farm (4.6 km), Barrow cemetery on western slope of Crownhill Down (4.8 km), Round barrow 950yds (868m) N of Drakeland Corner (5 km).
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