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Ring cairn 1060m south west of Great Nodden

England
List entry 1007653
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007653
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.04 hectares
Grid reference
SX 53218 86597
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Ring cairn 1060m south west of Great Nodden is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Devon, England. The site comprises a ring cairn, a form of burial structure consisting of a circular arrangement of stones with a central burial deposit, typical of Bronze Age funerary practice in the south-west of England. Such monuments reflect the ritual and settlement patterns of Bronze Age communities in the region, with their construction spanning the second millennium before the present era. The site's survival and official designation as a heritage monument testify to its continued archaeological and historical significance for understanding prehistoric Devon.

Ring cairn 1060m south west of Great Nodden is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007653. View the official record →

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What is Ring cairn 1060m south west of Great Nodden?

Ring cairn 1060m south west of Great Nodden is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007653.

Who is responsible for protecting Ring cairn 1060m south west of Great Nodden?

Ring cairn 1060m south west of Great Nodden 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 1007653.

What other scheduled monuments are near Ring cairn 1060m south west of Great Nodden?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosed stone hut circle settlement on the south slope of White Tor (8.9 km), Round cairn 1100m ENE of Wedlake Farm (9.1 km), Round cairn 1060m ENE of Wedlake Farm (9.1 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Enclosed stone hut circle settlement on the south slope of White Tor
8.9 km
Round cairn 1100m ENE of Wedlake Farm
9.1 km
Round cairn 1060m ENE of Wedlake Farm
9.1 km
Southernmost stone hut circle forming part of the settlement on Langstone Moor
9.2 km
Two overlapping enclosures on the western edge of the River Walkham
9.3 km
Hut circles SW of Wedlake
9.4 km
Four stone hut circles and a cairnfield 400m south-east of Wedlake Farm forming part of the settlement on the north-west slope of Roos Tor
9.5 km
Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement, associated fields and a length of the Great Western Reave 500m south of Wedlake Farm
9.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Ring cairn 1060m south west of Great Nodden

Ring cairn 1060m south west of Great Nodden stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Ring cairn 1060m south west of Great Nodden

ExeterRoman town · ~24.3 miles
Domesday entry for Fernworthy, Devon →
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