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Round cairn 557m SSW of Caradon Hill summit is a Bronze Age burial monument located on Caradon Hill in Cornwall. The cairn consists of a circular mound of stones constructed during the later prehistoric period, likely serving as a funerary monument for a high-status individual or family group. Such monuments are characteristic of Bronze Age burial practices in southwest England, where stone cairns frequently mark the locations of cremated or inhumed remains. The site forms part of the important concentration of prehistoric monuments found across Caradon Hill and its surrounding landscape.
Round cairn 557m SSW of Caradon Hill summit is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011844. View the official record →
Round cairn 557m SSW of Caradon Hill summit is a Bronze Age burial monument located on Caradon Hill in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011844.
Round cairn 557m SSW of Caradon Hill summit 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 1011844.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Cleer's Well and cross (2.8 km), Medieval churchyard cross in St Cleer churchyard (3.1 km), The Doniert Stone, accompanying cross shaft and underground chamber 650m SW of Common Moor (3.7 km).
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