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This cairn is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of a cairnfield complex on the western slope of White Hill in Devon. It occupies the southernmost position within a group of four cairns, typical of the cairn clusters constructed during the second millennium BC across upland areas of south-west England. The monument consists of a pile of stones accumulated either as a burial marker or through clearance of field stones, practices common to Bronze Age settlement and agricultural activity on moorland. The cairnfield represents evidence of prehistoric land use and funerary practice in this upland landscape.
The southernmost of four cairns forming part of the cairnfield on the western slope of White Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007542. View the official record →
This cairn is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of a cairnfield complex on the western slope of White Hill in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007542.
The southernmost of four cairns forming part of the cairnfield on the western slope of White 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 1007542.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn and cist on Barn Hill, 840m north east of Moortown Farm (9.2 km), Length of reave 290m north of Feather Tor, forming part of a coaxial field system on Whitchurch Common (9.4 km), Windy Post: a wayside cross on open moorland 1.8km north of Sampford Spiney village (9.5 km).
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