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The Two Cairns on the northern slope of White Hill form part of a larger Bronze Age cairnfield in Devon. These monuments represent funerary or ceremonial structures typical of the second millennium BCE, when such burial mounds were constructed across the upland regions of south-western England. Their position on the northern slope, as outlying elements of the broader cairnfield complex, suggests a deliberate spatial organisation of Bronze Age ritual and burial practice across the landscape. The cairns survive as earthen mounds composed of stone, preserving evidence of prehistoric land use and settlement patterns in this part of Devon.
Two cairns forming an outlying part of a cairnfield on the northern slope of White Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007660. View the official record →
The Two Cairns on the northern slope of White Hill form part of a larger Bronze Age cairnfield in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007660.
Two cairns forming an outlying part of a cairnfield on the northern 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 1007660.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn and cist on Barn Hill, 840m north east of Moortown Farm (9.4 km), Three stone alignments, ten cairns, three stone hut circles and a length of the Great Western Reave on Longash Common (9.6 km), A stone circle, standing stone, cairn, recumbent stone and stone alignment on Longash Common (9.6 km).
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