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This cairn with a cist is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon between Langcombe Brook and Deadman's Bottom. It survives as a mound of stones constructed over a stone-built burial chamber or cist, representing a funerary practice characteristic of the Bronze Age period when such structures served as permanent memorials to the dead. The monument forms part of a small cluster of barrows in the locality, indicating concentrated Bronze Age activity in this landscape. Its survival to the present day, despite the passage of millennia and modern land use pressures, makes it an important archaeological resource for understanding prehistoric burial practices and settlement patterns in Devon.
Cairn with a cist, the western one of two between Langcombe Brook and Deadman's Bottom is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012292. View the official record →
This cairn with a cist is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon between Langcombe Brook and Deadman's Bottom. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012292.
Cairn with a cist, the western one of two between Langcombe Brook and Deadman's Bottom 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 1012292.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosure with hut circles east of Addicombe (9.4 km), Enclosure with hut circles east of Addicombe (9.4 km), One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (9.7 km).
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