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Chambered cairn 430m south of Buttern is a Neolithic burial monument located in Devon, England. The site consists of a stone cairn containing an internal chamber, characteristic of the megalithic burial practices of the Neolithic period. Such chambered cairns served as communal tombs and represent significant centres of ritual activity within their local landscapes. The monument is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry number 1021217, reflecting its archaeological importance and protected status as an ancient monument.
Chambered cairn 430m south of Buttern is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021217. View the official record →
Chambered cairn 430m south of Buttern is a Neolithic burial monument located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021217.
Chambered cairn 430m south of Buttern 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 1021217.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stone hut circle 215m south east of Hartland Tor (9.3 km), Four round barrows on Soussons Down, 960m north west of Soussons (9.5 km), Roundy Park prehistoric enclosure and cairn with cist, 560m north east of Archerton (9.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Chambered cairn 430m south of Buttern's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Chambered cairn 430m south of Buttern stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.