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Round cairn and stone cist 310m south of Walla Brook

England
List entry 1007537
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007537
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.04 hectares
Grid reference
SX 53713 84190
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round cairn and stone cist 310m south of Walla Brook is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon. The site comprises a round cairn constructed from stone with an associated stone cist, typical funerary features of the Bronze Age period in southwest England. Such monuments served as repositories for cremated or inhumed remains and represent the ritual and burial practices of Bronze Age communities. The survival of both the cairn structure and its internal cist makes this a significant example of Bronze Age mortuary archaeology in the region.

Round cairn and stone cist 310m south of Walla Brook is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007537. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Round cairn and stone cist 310m south of Walla Brook?

Round cairn and stone cist 310m south of Walla Brook is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007537.

Who is responsible for protecting Round cairn and stone cist 310m south of Walla Brook?

Round cairn and stone cist 310m south of Walla Brook 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 1007537.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round cairn and stone cist 310m south of Walla Brook?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn and cist on Barn Hill, 840m north east of Moortown Farm (9.6 km), A stone hut circle on Longash Common lying 870m ESE of Merrivale Bridge (9.6 km), Three stone alignments, ten cairns, three stone hut circles and a length of the Great Western Reave on Longash Common (9.7 km).

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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Cairn and cist on Barn Hill, 840m north east of Moortown Farm
9.6 km
A stone hut circle on Longash Common lying 870m ESE of Merrivale Bridge
9.6 km
Three stone alignments, ten cairns, three stone hut circles and a length of the Great Western Reave on Longash Common
9.7 km
A stone hut circle on Longash Common lying 980m ESE of Merrivale Bridge
9.7 km
A stone circle, standing stone, cairn, recumbent stone and stone alignment on Longash Common
9.7 km
Length of reave 290m north of Feather Tor, forming part of a coaxial field system on Whitchurch Common
9.8 km
Cairn and cist 150m north of Vixen Tor
9.8 km
Windy Post: a wayside cross on open moorland 1.8km north of Sampford Spiney village
9.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round cairn and stone cist 310m south of Walla Brook

Round cairn and stone cist 310m south of Walla Brook stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Round cairn and stone cist 310m south of Walla Brook

ExeterRoman town · ~24.3 miles
Domesday entry for Willsworthy, Devon →
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