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One of two cairns west of Penn Beacon is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated on Dartmoor in Devon. The cairn comprises a mound of stones raised over a burial or burials, representing a common form of monumental commemoration practised during the Bronze Age period, broadly dated to between approximately 2200 and 700 BC. As part of a pair of cairns in this location, it contributes to the archaeological evidence of Bronze Age settlement and ritual practice on the higher moorland of Devon. The monument remains visible as an earthwork and stony structure, preserving important evidence of prehistoric funerary customs and landscape use.
One of two cairns west of Penn Beacon is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012813. View the official record →
One of two cairns west of Penn Beacon is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012813.
One of two cairns west 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 1012813.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosure with hut circles east of Addicombe (7.5 km), Enclosure with hut circles east of Addicombe (7.6 km), One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (7.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of One of two cairns west of Penn Beacon'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 two cairns west of Penn Beacon stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.