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Kistvaen 325 yards south of Archerton is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon, England. The kistvaen is a stone burial cist, a form of grave construction typical of the Bronze Age, comprising a stone-lined rectangular chamber designed to contain human remains. The monument represents evidence of funerary practices during the Bronze Age period in south-western England, when such cists were widely used as repositories for cremated or inhumed burials.
Kistvaen 325yds (300m) S of Archerton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002635. View the official record →
Kistvaen 325 yards south of Archerton is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002635.
Kistvaen 325yds (300m) S of Archerton 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 1002635.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn east of Down Tor, 770m north east of Combshead Tor (10.5 km), Enclosure east of Down Tor, 740m north east of Combshead Tor (10.5 km), Medieval farmstead and field system, post-medieval tinworks, prehistoric settlements and cairns north and west of Gibby Coombe (10.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Kistvaen 325yds (300m) S of Archerton's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Kistvaen 325yds (300m) S of Archerton stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.