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This cairn is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of a larger cairnfield complex situated on the north-eastern slope of White Hill in Devon. It represents one of five cairns that together constitute an outlying section of what was evidently a significant area of prehistoric burial activity. The monument dates to the Bronze Age period, when such cairn cemeteries were commonly constructed across upland regions of south-western England. The cairnfield's location on elevated terrain is typical of Bronze Age settlement and ritual landscapes, reflecting the economic and spiritual importance of such moorland areas to prehistoric communities.
One of five cairns forming an outlying part of a cairnfield on the north eastern slope of White Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007656. View the official record →
This cairn is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of a larger cairnfield complex situated on the north-eastern slope of White Hill in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007656.
One of five cairns forming an outlying part of a cairnfield on the north eastern slope of White 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 1007656.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn and cist on Barn Hill, 840m north east of Moortown Farm (9.5 km), Three stone alignments, ten cairns, three stone hut circles and a length of the Great Western Reave on Longash Common (9.6 km), A stone circle, standing stone, cairn, recumbent stone and stone alignment on Longash Common (9.6 km).
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