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Round cairn 560m south east of Little Staple Tor is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated in Devon. The cairn comprises a roughly circular mound of stone, characteristic of barrow construction practices during the Bronze Age period, and would originally have served as a burial monument for one or more individuals of the community that inhabited the upland landscape. Such monuments are distributed across the moorlands of Devon and represent important archaeological evidence for prehistoric settlement patterns and mortuary practices. The site is statutorily protected as a scheduled ancient monument, reflecting its significance to understanding Bronze Age society in the south-west peninsula.
Round cairn 560m south east of Little Staple Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020001. View the official record →
Round cairn 560m south east of Little Staple Tor is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020001.
Round cairn 560m south east of Little Staple Tor 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 1020001.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Settlement on Wigford Down (9.8 km), Hut circles W of Wigford Down China Clay Works (9.9 km), Four round barrows on Wigford Down (10 km).
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