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One of several cairns on the south-west slope of Penn Beacon is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Devon, England. The cairn forms part of a Bronze Age cemetery complex situated on the elevated terrain of Penn Beacon, where multiple examples of such monuments cluster together. These stone mounds served as burial markers during the Bronze Age period, reflecting prehistoric practices of communal or sequential burial and landscape commemoration. The survival of multiple cairns at this location provides evidence of sustained ritual use of the site across the Bronze Age, contributing to the understanding of burial practices and settlement patterns in south-western England during this period.
One of several cairns on the south-west slope of Penn Beacon is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012697. View the official record →
One of several cairns on the south-west slope of Penn Beacon is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012697.
One of several cairns on the south-west slope of Penn Beacon 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 1012697.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (6.9 km), One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (7 km), One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (7.1 km).
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