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The two cairns forming the western edge of a cairnfield on the northern slope of White Hill constitute a Bronze Age funerary monument in Devon. The cairnfield represents a distinctive settlement and burial landscape characteristic of the upland regions of south-west England during the second millennium before Christ. These monuments, distributed across the hillside, reflect patterns of territorial use and mortuary practice typical of Bronze Age communities occupying marginal agricultural land. The survival of the cairnfield as an archaeological feature provides evidence for the organisation and longevity of Bronze Age settlement in the Devonian uplands.
Two cairns forming the western edge of a cairnfield on the northern slope of White Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007661. View the official record →
The two cairns forming the western edge of a cairnfield on the northern slope of White Hill constitute a Bronze Age funerary monument in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007661.
Two cairns forming the western edge 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 1007661.
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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