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Round cairn on the summit of Great Gnat's Head

England
List entry 1015740
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015740
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.05 hectares
Grid reference
SX 61654 67904
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

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 →

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Questions & answers

What is Round cairn on the summit of Great Gnat's Head?

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.

Who is responsible for protecting Round cairn on the summit of Great Gnat's Head?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round cairn on the summit of Great Gnat's Head?

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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 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 km
One of a group of four cairns on Butterdon Hill
10.2 km
Enclosure with hut circles east of Addicombe
10.2 km
Enclosure with hut circles east of Addicombe
10.2 km
Long cairn east of Butterdon Hill
10.3 km
One of a number of cairns at Black Pool
10.5 km
One of a number of cairns at Black Pool
10.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round cairn on the summit of Great Gnat's Head

Round cairn on the summit of Great Gnat's Head stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Round cairn on the summit of Great Gnat's Head

ExeterRoman town · ~24.2 miles
Domesday entry for Meavy, meavy and Meavy, Devon →
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