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Four round cairns on Dunkery Hill 400m south east of Joaney How Cairn is a Bronze Age funerary monument complex located on Exmoor in Somerset, England. The cairns form part of a wider distribution of prehistoric burial monuments across the upland landscape of Dunkery Hill, which served as significant territorial and ceremonial spaces during the Bronze Age period. The site comprises four distinct round cairns, which are characteristic of the formal burial practices employed during this era, and their grouping suggests concentrated funerary activity at this location. The monument remains an important archaeological resource for understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and ritual practices on Exmoor's uplands.
Four round cairns on Dunkery Hill 400m south east of Joaney How Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020931. View the official record →
Four round cairns on Dunkery Hill 400m south east of Joaney How Cairn is a Bronze Age funerary monument complex located on Exmoor in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020931.
Four round cairns on Dunkery Hill 400m south east of Joaney How Cairn 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 1020931.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Lype Hill, 750m ENE of Heath Pault Cross (6.6 km), Bowl barrow on Lype Hill, 550m north west of Lype Farm (6.7 km), Road Castle (7.2 km).
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