Scheduled MonumentsEnglandFour cairns on Holne Lee 1140m north west of Greatcombe

Four cairns on Holne Lee 1140m north west of Greatcombe

England
List entry 1019268
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019268
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.1 hectares
Grid reference
SX 68650 69908, SX 68686 69949, SX 68491 69849, SX 68492 69802
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Four cairns on Holne Lee 1140m north west of Greatcombe is a Bronze Age funerary monument complex located on moorland in Devon. The site consists of four separate cairns, which are characteristic burial structures of the Bronze Age period, typically constructed from heaped stone and used to mark the graves of individuals or families. These monuments form part of the extensive evidence of Bronze Age settlement and funerary practice across Dartmoor and its surrounding uplands, reflecting the significant use of elevated moorland during the second millennium BC. The cairns remain visible features of the landscape and contribute to the archaeological record of prehistoric Devon.

Four cairns on Holne Lee 1140m north west of Greatcombe is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019268. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Four cairns on Holne Lee 1140m north west of Greatcombe?

Four cairns on Holne Lee 1140m north west of Greatcombe is a Bronze Age funerary monument complex located on moorland in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019268.

Who is responsible for protecting Four cairns on Holne Lee 1140m north west of Greatcombe?

Four cairns on Holne Lee 1140m north west of Greatcombe 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 1019268.

What other scheduled monuments are near Four cairns on Holne Lee 1140m north west of Greatcombe?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including One of two stone hut circles on Corringdon Ball, north of Corringdon Farm (9.4 km), One of two stone hut circles north of Corringdon Leat, Corringdon Ball (9.5 km), One of two stone hut circles north of Corringdon Leat, Corringdon Ball (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
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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Literature
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Legal
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Four cairns on Holne Lee 1140m north west of Greatcombe

Four cairns on Holne Lee 1140m north west of Greatcombe stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Four cairns on Holne Lee 1140m north west of Greatcombe

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