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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 cairns, which are constructed mounds of stone serving as burial markers characteristic of the Bronze Age period. These monuments form part of a broader landscape of prehistoric ceremonial and funerary sites that demonstrate the burial practices and social organisation of communities in Devon during the Bronze Age. The cairns at Black Pool represent important archaeological evidence for understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and ritual activity in the region.
One of a number of cairns at Black Pool is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012291. 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 1012291.
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 1012291.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of One of a number of cairns at Black Pool'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.
One of a number of cairns at Black Pool stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.