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Round cairn 780m south of the Thirlstone is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Devon. The cairn comprises a mounded accumulation of stones typical of burial structures dating to the Bronze Age period, when such monuments served as repositories for cremated or inhumed remains and functioned as enduring markers within the landscape. Its survival into the present day, despite agricultural and other land use pressures, contributes to understanding Bronze Age mortuary practices and settlement patterns in the Devon region. The monument is recorded as a protected heritage site under the National Heritage List for England.
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 funerary monument located in Devon. 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).
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