Reasons for Designation
Round cairns are prehistoric funerary monuments dating to the Bronze Age
(c.2000-700 BC). They were constructed as stone mounds covering single or
multiple burials. These burials may be placed within the mound in stone-lined
compartments called cists. In some cases the cairn was surrounded by a ditch.
Often occupying prominent locations, cairns are a major visual element in the
modern landscape. They are a relatively common feature of the uplands and are
the stone equivalent of the earthen round barrows of the lowlands. Their
considerable variation in form and longevity as a monument type provide
important information on the diversity of beliefs and social organisation
amongst early prehistoric communities. They are particularly representative of
their period and a substantial proportion of surviving examples are considered
worthy of protection.
Details
The monument includes the remains of a round cairn situated in open moorland
on the north east slope of Titterstone Clee Hill. The cairn remains visible as
a well defined, circular and turf covered, stony mound 9.5m in diameter and
0.5m high. There is no trace of a surrounding ditch, from which the material
would have been quarried for the construction of the mound, though one will
survive as a buried feature estimated as 1m wide. It is considered to be a
burial cairn because of its regularity of form, obvious antiquity and false
crest location.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
Legacy System number:
19149
Legacy System:
RSM
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