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Round cairn 780m south of the Thirlstone is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon, England. The cairn takes the form of a substantial mound of stones constructed as a funerary monument, typical of the Bronze Age period when such structures served as the focal points for ceremonial burial practices across southwest England. The site is situated within the landscape of Dartmoor, a region rich in prehistoric archaeological remains. As a scheduled monument and entry on the National Heritage List for England, it represents an important record of early metal-age settlement patterns and burial customs in the region.
Round cairn 780m south of the Thirlstone is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017924. View the official record →
Round cairn 780m south of the Thirlstone is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017924.
Round cairn 780m south of the Thirlstone 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 1017924.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement, two cairns containing cists and a post-medieval building 440m NNW of Powder Mills (8.3 km), Five cairns, two stone alignments and three cists, forming part of a ritual complex on Lakehead Hill (8.6 km), Enclosed prehistoric settlement 650m south west of Longaford Tor (8.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round cairn 780m south of the Thirlstone's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Round cairn 780m south of the Thirlstone stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.