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Three round cairns on Wills Neck is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on the Quantock Hills in Somerset. The three cairns are stone burial mounds characteristic of the Bronze Age period, constructed as repositories for the dead and likely associated with ritual and commemorative practices of early metal-using communities in the region. The monument's position on Wills Neck, a prominent location within the Quantock range, suggests the cairns held significance in the Bronze Age landscape, visible from considerable distances across the surrounding terrain. The cairns survive as substantial archaeological features that contribute to understanding the distribution and character of Bronze Age burial practices in south-western England.
Three round cairns on Wills Neck is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016502. View the official record →
Three round cairns on Wills Neck is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on the Quantock Hills in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016502.
Three round cairns on Wills Neck 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 1016502.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two cairns, 780m ESE of Triscombe Farm (0.3 km), Two bowl barrows, 530m and 670m north east of Plantation Cottage (0.5 km), Bowl barrow 840m north east of Bagborough House (1 km).
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Three round cairns on Wills Neck stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.