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The prehistoric settlement, field system, cairn and three pillow mounds, 290 metres north east of Merrivale Bridge, is a complex of Bronze Age monuments situated on Dartmoor in Devon. The site comprises evidence of early agricultural settlement alongside funerary and ceremonial structures typical of the Bronze Age period, including a cairn and three pillow mounds which represent burial or ritual deposits. The field system demonstrates the organisation of agricultural land during prehistory, indicating sustained occupation and land use practices characteristic of Bronze Age communities on the moorland. These remains collectively represent an important archaeological record of Bronze Age settlement patterns and ceremonial practice on Dartmoor.
Prehistoric settlement, field system, cairn and three pillow mounds, 290m north east of Merrivale Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019569. View the official record →
The prehistoric settlement, field system, cairn and three pillow mounds, 290 metres north east of Merrivale Bridge, is a complex of Bronze Age monuments situated on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019569.
Prehistoric settlement, field system, cairn and three pillow mounds, 290m north east of Merrivale Bridge 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 1019569.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Settlement on Wigford Down S of Durance (9.9 km), Hut circle on Wigford Down (10 km), Vermin trap 620m south east of Legis Tor forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren (10.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Prehistoric settlement, field system, cairn and three pillow mounds, 290m north east of Merrivale Bridge'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.
Prehistoric settlement, field system, cairn and three pillow mounds, 290m north east of Merrivale Bridge stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.