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Ring cairn 50m north-east of White Hill summit is a Bronze Age burial monument forming part of the White Hill round cairn cemetery in Devon, England. The site comprises a ring cairn, a distinctive form of funerary monument characterised by a circular arrangement of stones with a central hollow or depression, typical of the later Bronze Age period. As one component of a larger cairn cemetery, it reflects the continued use of this landscape for ritual burial practices and demonstrates the importance of the White Hill location as a burial ground across multiple generations. The monument remains a significant record of Bronze Age funerary practices and settlement patterns in Devon.
Ring cairn 50m north-east of White Hill summit forming part of the White Hill round cairn cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008751. View the official record →
Ring cairn 50m north-east of White Hill summit is a Bronze Age burial monument forming part of the White Hill round cairn cemetery in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008751.
Ring cairn 50m north-east of White Hill summit forming part of the White Hill round cairn cemetery 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 1008751.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn and cist on Barn Hill, 840m north east of Moortown Farm (9.3 km), A stone circle, standing stone, cairn, recumbent stone and stone alignment on Longash Common (9.4 km), Length of reave 290m north of Feather Tor, forming part of a coaxial field system on Whitchurch Common (9.5 km).
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