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One of a number of cairns at Black Pool is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Devon, England. The site comprises multiple stone cairns, which represent a characteristic form of burial practice and ritual landscape development during the Bronze Age period. These cairns would have functioned as substantial communal or individual burial structures, constructed from gathered fieldstones and often containing cremated remains or inhumations. The presence of multiple cairns at this location indicates the site's importance as a burial ground over an extended period, reflecting patterns of Bronze Age monument construction across the south-western uplands.
One of a number of cairns at Black Pool is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012232. View the official record →
One of a number of cairns at Black Pool is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012232.
One of a number of cairns at Black Pool 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 1012232.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Group of three closely spaced cairns on the south-western brow of Western Beacon (0.5 km), Cairn on the southern brow of Western Beacon (0.5 km), Stone alignment and cairn south-east of Western Beacon (0.9 km).
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