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Ring cairn on Shell Top is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon, England. The site consists of a cairn—a mound constructed from stone—surrounded by a ring ditch or bank structure typical of Bronze Age funerary practices. Such ring cairns represent an important category of prehistoric burial architecture, dating to the period roughly between 2200 and 700 BCE, and reflect the ritual and ceremonial practices of Bronze Age communities in south-western Britain. The monument's survival and formal protection as a scheduled ancient monument reflect its archaeological significance in understanding the burial customs and settlement patterns of Devon's prehistoric inhabitants.
Ring cairn on Shell Top is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012696. View the official record →
Ring cairn on Shell Top is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012696.
Ring cairn on Shell Top 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 1012696.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (8 km), One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (8 km), One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (8.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Ring cairn on Shell Top'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.
Ring cairn on Shell Top stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.