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Round cairn 250m south east of Standon Farm

England
List entry 1021180
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1021180
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SX 54737 81373
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round cairn 250m south east of Standon Farm is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon. The cairn survives as a roughly circular mound constructed from stone, typical of funerary practices during the Bronze Age when such monuments were erected across southwestern England as repositories for cremated or inhumed remains. Its survival in the landscape reflects the enduring presence of Bronze Age settlement and commemorative activity in this region of Devon. The monument is recorded in the national heritage list as a site of archaeological significance.

Round cairn 250m south east of Standon Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021180. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Round cairn 250m south east of Standon Farm?

Round cairn 250m south east of Standon Farm is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021180.

Who is responsible for protecting Round cairn 250m south east of Standon Farm?

Round cairn 250m south east of Standon Farm 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 1021180.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round cairn 250m south east of Standon Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn and cist 600m north east of Routrundle (9.4 km), A length of the Great Western Reave, a prehistoric settlement, three cairns and two field systems on Walkhampton Common (9.4 km), Two lengths of reave, two stone hut circles, a round cairn and stone alignment on Walkhampton Common (9.4 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
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Historical Maps
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Cairn and cist 600m north east of Routrundle
9.4 km
A length of the Great Western Reave, a prehistoric settlement, three cairns and two field systems on Walkhampton Common
9.4 km
Two lengths of reave, two stone hut circles, a round cairn and stone alignment on Walkhampton Common
9.4 km
Routrundle Pound
9.5 km
Two stone hut circles 100m east of Leeden Tor forming part of a stone hut circle settlement
9.8 km
Stone hut circle 130m east of Leeden Tor forming part of a stone hut circle settlement
9.8 km
Enclosed stone hut circle settlement 200m east of Leeden Tor
9.9 km
Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 370m south west of Routrundle
10 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round cairn 250m south east of Standon Farm

Round cairn 250m south east of Standon Farm stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Round cairn 250m south east of Standon Farm

ExeterRoman town · ~24.1 miles
Domesday entry for Willsworthy, Devon →
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