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Round cairn on the summit of Great Gnat's Head is a Bronze Age burial monument located on the Devon coast. The cairn consists of a circular mound of stones constructed during the second millennium BC, a period when such sepulchral monuments were widely erected across southern Britain. Its prominent position on the headland summit would have made it a conspicuous landmark in the prehistoric landscape. The monument survives as a testament to the funerary practices of Bronze Age communities in the southwest of England.
Round cairn on the summit of Great Gnat's Head is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015740. View the official record →
Round cairn on the summit of Great Gnat's Head is a Bronze Age burial monument located on the Devon coast. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015740.
Round cairn on the summit of Great Gnat's Head 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 1015740.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including One of a group of four cairns on Butterdon Hill (10 km), One of a group of four cairns on Butterdon Hill (10 km), One of a group of four cairns on Butterdon Hill (10.2 km).
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