© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
Round cairn on the summit of Great Gnat's Head is a Bronze Age burial monument situated on elevated terrain in Devon. The cairn takes the form of a circular mound constructed from stone, typical of funerary monuments erected during the Bronze Age period. Its position on the summit of Great Gnat's Head reflects the prehistoric practice of siting burial cairns on prominent landscape features, which served both practical and symbolic functions within the Bronze Age ritual landscape. The monument remains an important archaeological record of Bronze Age mortuary practice and territorial organisation in the Devon landscape.
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 situated on elevated terrain in Devon. 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).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in the UK — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Round cairn on the summit of Great Gnat's Head