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Two cairns and a cist on the western slope of Great Gnats' Head is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Devon, England. The site comprises two distinct cairns, earthen or stone mounds constructed as burial monuments, together with an associated cist, a stone-built burial chamber typical of Bronze Age mortuary practice. The monument dates to the Bronze Age period, when such funerary structures were commonly constructed across south-western England as monuments to the dead. The remains are situated on the western slope of Great Gnats' Head and represent part of the wider landscape of Bronze Age burial activity in the region.
Two cairns and a cist on the western slope of Great Gnats' Head is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016146. View the official record →
Two cairns and a cist on the western slope of Great Gnats' Head is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016146.
Two cairns and a cist on the western slope of Great Gnats' Head 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 1016146.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including One of a group of four cairns on Butterdon Hill (10.3 km), One of a group of four cairns on Butterdon Hill (10.3 km), One of a group of four cairns on Butterdon Hill (10.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Two cairns and a cist on the western slope of Great Gnats' Head's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Two cairns and a cist on the western slope of Great Gnats' Head stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.