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The Eight Cairns forming part of a cairn cemetery on Holne Ridge is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Devon. The site comprises a cluster of burial cairns distributed across the ridge, representing a significant concentration of sepulchral activity during the Bronze Age period. Immediately west of Horn's Cross lies a stone alignment contemporary with the cairn cemetery, which together constitute an important archaeological complex demonstrating the ritual and funerary practices of Bronze Age communities in Dartmoor's upland landscape. These monuments are characteristic of the Bronze Age burial tradition in the South West, with the alignment suggesting structured ceremonial arrangements associated with the funerary complex.
Eight cairns forming part of a cairn cemetery on Holne Ridge and a stone alignment immediately west of Horn's Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019273. View the official record →
The Eight Cairns forming part of a cairn cemetery on Holne Ridge is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019273.
Eight cairns forming part of a cairn cemetery on Holne Ridge and a stone alignment immediately west of Horn's Cross 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 1019273.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stone alignment north of Glasscombe Upper Plantation (9.8 km), Cairn near Ball Gate, Corringdon Ball (9.8 km), Cairn above the south-west bank of the East Glaze Brook (9.9 km).
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