Scheduled MonumentsEnglandCist on Whitehorse Hill, 910m south east of Taw Head

Cist on Whitehorse Hill, 910m south east of Taw Head

England
List entry 1020871
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020871
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0 hectares
Grid reference
SX 61724 85476
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cist on Whitehorse Hill, 910 metres south-east of Taw Head, is a Bronze Age burial structure located on the high moorland of northern Devon. The monument consists of a stone cist, a rectangular burial chamber constructed from stone slabs, which represents a common funerary practice during the Bronze Age period. The site's location on Whitehorse Hill places it within a landscape rich in prehistoric remains, typical of Dartmoor and the surrounding upland regions where such burial structures are frequently encountered. The cist survives as a significant archaeological record of Bronze Age burial customs and settlement patterns in the South West peninsula.

Cist on Whitehorse Hill, 910m south east of Taw Head is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020871. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Cist on Whitehorse Hill, 910m south east of Taw Head?

Cist on Whitehorse Hill, 910 metres south-east of Taw Head, is a Bronze Age burial structure located on the high moorland of northern Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020871.

Who is responsible for protecting Cist on Whitehorse Hill, 910m south east of Taw Head?

Cist on Whitehorse Hill, 910m south east of Taw Head 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 1020871.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cist on Whitehorse Hill, 910m south east of Taw Head?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two prehistoric settlements and associated field systems 810m north east of Beardown Farm (9.2 km), A cairn and cist 380m west and a cairn and standing stone 370m south west of Bellever Tor, forming an outlying part of a cairn cemetery (9.3 km), Stone hut circle settlement 320m north east of Crockern (9.5 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Historical Maps
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cist on Whitehorse Hill, 910m south east of Taw Head

Cist on Whitehorse Hill, 910m south east of Taw Head stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Cist on Whitehorse Hill, 910m south east of Taw Head

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