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Round cairn 610m north east of Great Nodden

England
List entry 1007646
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007646
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SX 54266 87886
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round cairn 610m north east of Great Nodden is a Bronze Age burial monument located on Dartmoor in Devon. The structure consists of a stone-built mound characteristic of cairn burial traditions prevalent in south-western England during the Bronze Age period. Such monuments served as repositories for the dead and often contained cremated remains or inhumations, reflecting the funerary practices of Bronze Age communities. The cairn's survival to the present day, despite extensive land use changes across Dartmoor over subsequent millennia, provides evidence of prehistoric settlement and burial patterns in this upland region.

Round cairn 610m north east of Great Nodden is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007646. View the official record →

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What is Round cairn 610m north east of Great Nodden?

Round cairn 610m north east of Great Nodden is a Bronze Age burial monument located on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007646.

Who is responsible for protecting Round cairn 610m north east of Great Nodden?

Round cairn 610m north east of Great Nodden 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 1007646.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round cairn 610m north east of Great Nodden?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pillow mound on Langstone Moor, 870m south east of White Tor (9.7 km), Two concentric stone circles on Langstone Moor (9.8 km), Round cairn 25m south of Langstone Moor stone circle (9.8 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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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.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Pillow mound on Langstone Moor, 870m south east of White Tor
9.7 km
Two concentric stone circles on Langstone Moor
9.8 km
Round cairn 25m south of Langstone Moor stone circle
9.8 km
Two round cairns 120m south-east of Langstone Moor stone circle
9.9 km
Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement and tinners' buildings west of Dead Lake
9.9 km
Stone hut circle forming part of an unenclosed stone hut circle settlement west of Dead Lake
9.9 km
Stone hut circle 500m north of Wedlake Farm
9.9 km
Enclosures and stone hut circles forming part of a stone hut circle settlement on Langstone Moor
10.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round cairn 610m north east of Great Nodden

Round cairn 610m north east of Great Nodden stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Round cairn 610m north east of Great Nodden

ExeterRoman town · ~23.5 miles
Domesday entry for Sourton, Devon →
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