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Tor cairn on Shell Top

England
List entry 1011955
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011955
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.03 hectares
Grid reference
SX 59761 63799
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Tor cairn on Shell Top is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Devon, England. The monument takes the form of a cairn, a characteristic funerary structure of the Bronze Age period constructed from accumulated stones. Like other cairns of this era across south-western England, it represents evidence of burial practices and ritual activity during the second millennium before the present. The site's presence on Shell Top contributes to the archaeological record of Bronze Age settlement and funerary traditions in the Devon landscape.

Tor cairn on Shell Top is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011955. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Tor cairn on Shell Top?

Tor cairn on Shell Top is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011955.

Who is responsible for protecting Tor cairn on Shell Top?

Tor cairn on Shell Top 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 1011955.

What other scheduled monuments are near Tor cairn on Shell Top?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (8 km), One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (8.1 km), One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (8.1 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Historical Maps
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

One of a number of cairns at Black Pool
8 km
One of a number of cairns at Black Pool
8.1 km
One of a number of cairns at Black Pool
8.1 km
One of a number of cairns at Black Pool
8.3 km
Cairn near the summit of Western Beacon
8.3 km
Cairn on the southern brow of Western Beacon
8.3 km
Group of three closely spaced cairns on the south-western brow of Western Beacon
8.4 km
Stone alignment and cairn south-east of Western Beacon
8.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Tor cairn on Shell Top

Tor cairn on Shell Top stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

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