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Round cairn 740m SSW of Caradon Hill summit is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated on the high moorland of east Cornwall. The structure consists of a circular mound of stone, characteristic of burial cairns constructed during the second millennium BC, when such monuments served as markers for elite and communal interments across the upland regions of southwestern Britain. Its position within the densely populated Bronze Age landscape of Caradon, an area rich in contemporary settlement and metalworking activity, indicates its significance within the local ceremonial geography. The cairn remains an important archaeological indicator of Bronze Age mortuary practice and the intensified land use that characterized this period on Cornish high ground.
Round cairn 740m SSW of Caradon Hill summit is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011774. View the official record →
Round cairn 740m SSW of Caradon Hill summit is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated on the high moorland of east Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011774.
Round cairn 740m 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 1011774.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Cleer's Well and cross (2.6 km), Medieval churchyard cross in St Cleer churchyard (2.9 km), Medieval wayside cross at Redgate (4.3 km).
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