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Round cairn 580m south of Horn's Cross is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of a cairn cemetery on Holne Ridge in Devon. The monument consists of a circular mound of stones typical of prehistoric burial practice in the upland regions of south-west England. Its location within a defined cairn cemetery indicates that this site was used as a focal point for communal burial and ritual activity over an extended period during the later prehistoric era. The monument remains a significant archaeological resource for understanding settlement patterns and funerary practice on Dartmoor's elevated terrain.
Round cairn 580m south of Horn's Cross forming part of a cairn cemetery on Holne Ridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020186. View the official record →
Round cairn 580m south of Horn's Cross is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of a cairn cemetery on Holne Ridge in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020186.
Round cairn 580m south of Horn's Cross forming part of a cairn cemetery on Holne Ridge 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 1020186.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The northern of three stone hut circles south west of Corringdon Leat, Corringdon Ball (9.7 km), Stone hut circle south west of Corringdon Ball (9.7 km), Two cairns south-east of the stone alignment south-west of Glasscombe Corner (9.7 km).
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