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Meacombe burial chamber is a Neolithic monument located in Devon, England. The site consists of a chambered cairn dating to the Neolithic period, representing an important example of funerary architecture from prehistoric Britain. The monument comprises a stone-built chamber structure within a cairn mound, typical of the megalithic burial traditions practised during the fourth and third millennia before the present. As a scheduled ancient monument, Meacombe preserves evidence of early agricultural communities and their burial practices in the Southwest Peninsula.
Meacombe burial chamber is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004570. View the official record →
Meacombe burial chamber is a Neolithic monument located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004570.
Meacombe burial chamber 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 1004570.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hut circles on Hedge Down (8.4 km), Hut circles on Bonehill Down (8.6 km), Deserted medieval settlement at Blackaton, 340m and 400m north east of Lower Blackaton (9.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Meacombe burial chamber'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.
Meacombe burial chamber stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.