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The two cairns on the south side of Ugborough Beacon form a Bronze Age funerary monument located on the high moorland of southern Devon. These burial cairns represent typical upland sepulchral practices of the second millennium before Christ, when such stone-built mounds served as enduring markers for the interment of the dead. The monument's location on Ugborough Beacon, part of the broader landscape of Bronze Age ceremonial and funerary sites across Dartmoor and its margins, reflects the significance of elevated terrain for ritual purposes during this period. Both cairns remain visible features within the moorland landscape, contributing to the archaeological record of prehistoric Devon.
Two cairns on the south side of Ugborough Beacon is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012249. View the official record →
The two cairns on the south side of Ugborough Beacon form a Bronze Age funerary monument located on the high moorland of southern Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012249.
Two cairns on the south side of Ugborough Beacon 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 1012249.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Group of three closely spaced cairns on the south-western brow of Western Beacon (1.7 km), Cairn on the southern brow of Western Beacon (1.7 km), Stone alignment and cairn south-east of Western Beacon (1.9 km).
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