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Four cairns 310m south of Horn's Cross forming part of a cairn cemetery on Holne Ridge is a Bronze Age burial monument in Devon, England. The site comprises multiple cairns arranged as part of a larger cemetery complex on the ridge, representing a significant concentration of funerary activity during the Bronze Age period. These stone-built burial mounds reflect the ritual practices and settlement patterns of Bronze Age communities in the moorland landscape of South Devon. The cairn cemetery exemplifies the type of upland burial site characteristic of the Bronze Age in the South West, with the grouping suggesting sustained use of the location for successive interments over generations.
Four cairns 310m south of Horn's Cross forming part of a cairn cemetery on Holne Ridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019272. View the official record →
Four cairns 310m south of Horn's Cross forming part of a cairn cemetery on Holne Ridge is a Bronze Age burial monument in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019272.
Four cairns 310m south of Horn's Cross forming part of a cairn cemetery on Holne Ridge 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 1019272.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosure with hut circles north of Corringdon Ball (9.8 km), Enclosure with hut circles west of Glasscombe Corner (9.8 km), Enclosure with a hut circle on the west side of Corringdon Ball (9.8 km).
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