Scheduled Monument: Two round cairns on Dunkery Hill, 390m and 420m south east of Rex Stile Head
(1020926)
Authority
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Other Ref
35587
Date assigned
23 April 2003
Date last amended
Date revoked
Details
The monument, which lies in two separate areas of protection, includes two prehistoric round cairns situated in open moorland on a natural terrace located on a south and east facing slope of Dunkery Hill. The cairns are outlying members of a round cairn cemetery, the centre of which is located approximately 450m to the north on a level plateau on the eastern side of Dunkery Hill,and forms the subject of separate schedulings. Each cairn has a near-circular earth and stone mound. The mound of the easternmost cairn is 11m in diameter and 0.4m high; the mound of the cairn, located approximately 80m to the south west, is 9m in diameter and is 0.5m high.
Selected Sources
Book Reference - Title: National Monument Record - Type: DESC TEXT - Description: SS 94 SW 15
Article Reference - Author: Grinsell, L V - Title: Somerset Barrows - Date: 1969 - Journal Title: Proceedings Somerset Archaeological & Natural History Society - Volume: 113 - Page References: 43 - Type: DESC TEXT - Description: Wootton Courtenay No 6
Article Reference - Author: Grinsell, L V - Title: Somerset Barrows - Date: 1969 - Journal Title: Proceedings Somerset Archaeological & Natural History Society - Volume: 113 - Page References: 43 - Type: DESC TEXT - Description: Wootton Courtenay No 7