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Lake Down cairnfield is a Bronze Age monument comprising a field of burial cairns located on the high ground of Dartmoor in Devon. The cairnfield consists of multiple stone-built mounds dating to the Bronze Age, representing a significant concentration of funerary monuments from the second millennium BCE. Such cairnfields are characteristic features of Dartmoor's prehistoric landscape, indicating intensive use of the upland terrain for burial practice during this period. The monument's location at altitude on Lake Down reflects the Bronze Age settlement and ritual patterns associated with Dartmoor's moorland zones.
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 →
Lake Down cairnfield is a Bronze Age monument comprising a field of burial cairns located on the high ground of Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019584.
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.
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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