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The cairn at Butterdon Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument forming part of a group of four cairns situated on high ground in Devon. These stone mounds represent funerary practices characteristic of the Bronze Age period, when such cairns were constructed as markers for the dead and sometimes contained internal burial deposits or cists. The cairns on Butterdon Hill demonstrate the settlement and ritual landscape of Bronze Age communities in the region. The site remains an important archaeological record of prehistoric burial custom and landuse on the Devon uplands.
One of a group of four cairns on Butterdon Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013060. View the official record →
The cairn at Butterdon Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument forming part of a group of four cairns situated on high ground in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013060.
One of a group of four cairns on Butterdon Hill 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 1013060.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Group of three closely spaced cairns on the south-western brow of Western Beacon (0.9 km), Cairn on the southern brow of Western Beacon (0.9 km), Stone alignment and cairn south-east of Western Beacon (1.3 km).
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