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One of a group of four cairns on Butterdon Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated on high ground in Devon. The cairn consists of a stone heap marking a burial or ceremonial deposit from the second millennium BC, representative of the funerary practices of upland communities during this period. The grouping of multiple cairns on the hilltop suggests this location held particular significance as a burial ground for successive generations or related populations. These monuments remain important archaeological evidence for Bronze Age settlement patterns and ritual practices in the south-west of England.
One of a group of four cairns on Butterdon Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013394. View the official record →
One of a group of four cairns on Butterdon Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated on high ground in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013394.
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 1013394.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Group of three closely spaced cairns on the south-western brow of Western Beacon (1 km), Cairn on the southern brow of Western Beacon (1 km), Stone alignment and cairn south-east of Western Beacon (1.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of One of a group of four cairns on Butterdon Hill's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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One of a group of four cairns on Butterdon Hill stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.