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One of a group of four cairns on Butterdon Hill is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located on high moorland in Devon. The cairn forms part of a significant cluster of burial structures that represents sustained use of this upland location during prehistory, likely spanning the Neolithic period through the Bronze Age. The monument consists of a mound of stones constructed over an inhumed burial or burials, characteristic of cairn construction practices in south-western England during these periods. Such cairn groups are valuable archaeological evidence for understanding prehistoric settlement patterns, burial practices, and the ritual significance of particular landscapes in ancient Devon.
One of a group of four cairns on Butterdon Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017394. View the official record →
One of a group of four cairns on Butterdon Hill is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located on high moorland in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017394.
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 1017394.
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 (1.5 km).
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