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Two cairns on the summit of Water Hill 450 metres north-west of Warren House Inn is a Bronze Age ceremonial or funerary monument located on Dartmoor in Devon. The two cairns comprise stone heaps constructed during the Bronze Age period, likely between approximately 2200 and 800 BCE, and represent the burial or ritual practices of prehistoric communities occupying the moorland. The monument's position on the elevated summit of Water Hill suggests its construction was deliberate and visually significant within the Bronze Age landscape. These cairns form part of the substantial Bronze Age cairn distribution found across Dartmoor and contribute to understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and funerary practices on the moor.
Two cairns on the summit of Water Hill 450m north west of Warren House Inn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019225. View the official record →
Two cairns on the summit of Water Hill 450 metres north-west of Warren House Inn is a Bronze Age ceremonial or funerary monument located on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019225.
Two cairns on the summit of Water Hill 450m north west of Warren House Inn 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 1019225.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Part of the Dartmeet coaxial field system and other archaeological remains on Holne Moor west and north west of Venford Reservoir (9.4 km), Down Ridge stone circle and outlying standing stone 570m and 650m south of Forest Inn (9.4 km), Stone hut circle on Down Ridge 480m south west of Saddle Bridge (9.7 km).
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