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Round cairn 340m south-west of White Hill summit is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of the White Hill round cairn cemetery in Devon. The cairn is a circular mound of stone constructed as a burial structure typical of the Early to Middle Bronze Age period, approximately 2000 to 1000 BC. It occupies a prominent upland location within a cemetery grouping that demonstrates the concentrated use of this landscape for ritual burial practices during prehistory. The monument remains visible as an earthwork feature and contributes to the archaeological significance of the White Hill cairn complex as a whole.
Round cairn 340m south-west of White Hill summit, forming part of the White Hill round cairn cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011478. View the official record →
Round cairn 340m south-west of White Hill summit is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of the White Hill round cairn cemetery in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011478.
Round cairn 340m south-west 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 1011478.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn and cist on Barn Hill, 840m north east of Moortown Farm (9.1 km), Length of reave 290m north of Feather Tor, forming part of a coaxial field system on Whitchurch Common (9.3 km), Cairn and cist 150m north of Vixen Tor (9.3 km).
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