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Ruined cairn on Higher Hare Knap is a prehistoric burial monument located in Somerset, England. The site represents a stone cairn of Bronze Age date, though it survives today in a substantially damaged condition. The cairn's ruined state reflects centuries of degradation and possible stone robbing, common processes affecting upland burial monuments in this region. As a scheduled ancient monument, it retains archaeological significance as evidence of Bronze Age burial practices and the prehistoric settlement pattern of the Somerset landscape.
Ruined cairn on Higher Hare Knap is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006144. View the official record →
Ruined cairn on Higher Hare Knap is a prehistoric burial monument located in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006144.
Ruined cairn on Higher Hare Knap 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 1006144.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn 280m south of Triscombe Stone (4.2 km), Two cairns, 780m ESE of Triscombe Farm (4.5 km), Three round cairns on Wills Neck (4.6 km).
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