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Seven cairns forming part of a cairnfield on Homerton Hill is a Bronze Age monument located in Devon, England. The cairnfield comprises multiple stone mounds constructed during the Bronze Age, representing a form of funerary or ritual landscape typical of upland areas in south-west England during this period. The seven visible cairns constitute part of a larger cairnfield complex, demonstrating the sustained use of the site for burial or ceremonial purposes across generations. Such monuments are significant archaeological evidence for Bronze Age settlement patterns and land use in the moorland regions of Devon.
Seven cairns forming part of a cairnfield on Homerton Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010775. View the official record →
Seven cairns forming part of a cairnfield on Homerton Hill is a Bronze Age monument located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010775.
Seven cairns forming part of a cairnfield on Homerton Hill 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 1010775.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including An enclosed stone hut circle settlement, three round cairns and a length of reave 650m WSW of Ger Tor (7.7 km), Enclosure 1250m NNW of Standon Down (7.7 km), Deserted medieval settlement 750m south of White Hill summit (7.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Seven cairns forming part of a cairnfield on Homerton Hill's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Seven cairns forming part of a cairnfield on Homerton Hill stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.