Scheduled MonumentsEnglandLake Down cairnfield 810m ESE and 780m east of Lake Viaduct

Lake Down cairnfield 810m ESE and 780m east of Lake Viaduct

England
List entry 1019584
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019584
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.12 hectares
Grid reference
SX 54120 88835, SX 54132 88774
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Lake Down cairnfield is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on elevated moorland in Devon. The site comprises a dispersed field of burial cairns characteristic of the second millennium BC, reflecting the burial practices and territorial organization of Bronze Age communities in the south-west. Such cairnfield complexes are important archaeological evidence for understanding settlement patterns and land use during prehistory, though the specific number and condition of individual cairns at Lake Down would require direct archaeological record consultation for precise details.

Lake Down cairnfield 810m ESE and 780m east of Lake Viaduct is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019584. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Lake Down cairnfield 810m ESE and 780m east of Lake Viaduct?

Lake Down cairnfield is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on elevated moorland in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019584.

Who is responsible for protecting Lake Down cairnfield 810m ESE and 780m east of Lake Viaduct?

Lake Down cairnfield 810m ESE and 780m east of Lake Viaduct 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 1019584.

What other scheduled monuments are near Lake Down cairnfield 810m ESE and 780m east of Lake Viaduct?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn 690m south west of White Barrow (9.9 km), Enclosures and hut circles N of White Tor (10 km), Stone alignment and round cairn on Langstone Moor (10.1 km).

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Overview
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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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Lake Down cairnfield 810m ESE and 780m east of Lake Viaduct

Lake Down cairnfield 810m ESE and 780m east of Lake Viaduct stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Lake Down cairnfield 810m ESE and 780m east of Lake Viaduct

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