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Chambered cairn in Cuckoo Ball newtake is a Neolithic funerary monument located in Devon, England. The site comprises a stone cairn containing an internal chamber structure, typical of megalithic burial practices that flourished during the Neolithic period. Such chambered cairns served as communal burial places and represent important evidence of early farming communities and their ritual practices in southwest England. The monument's survival to the present day provides archaeological information about prehistoric settlement patterns and funerary customs in the region.
Chambered cairn in Cuckoo Ball newtake is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012284. View the official record →
Chambered cairn in Cuckoo Ball newtake is a Neolithic funerary monument located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012284.
Chambered cairn in Cuckoo Ball newtake 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 1012284.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Group of three closely spaced cairns on the south-western brow of Western Beacon (0.7 km), Cairn on the southern brow of Western Beacon (0.8 km), Stone alignment and cairn south-east of Western Beacon (1 km).
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