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Cairn on Hameldown Tor

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Cairn on Hameldown Tor
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The National Heritage List for England records Cairn on Hameldown Tor as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Neolithic chambered cairn; dates to the earlier part of the Neolithic period in Britain, around 3000–2500 BCE. It is significant as part of a broader pattern of ritual and funerary monuments in the upland landscapes of southern England.

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