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4,000-year-old Bronze Age mound vandalised after someone removed rocks

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?It's not a pile of stones ? it's a very important historic site... showing the ceremonial nature of that landscape historically.? The cairn is one of around 50 Scheduled Monuments across the hills, where it is illegal to move rocks or dig into the ground. The human-made mound is formed from a stack of stones marking a burial site and is intended to measure around 4.9ft high and 82ft in diameter, a reported by NeedToKnow. Mr Porter said: ?Archaeologists and heritage officers are very concerned because if there are any finds or if there is any archaeological evidence of use and dating material, that's where it's going to be.? He added that repairing the damage would likely come at a financial cost. Dr Richard Brunning, senior historic environment officer at the South West Heritage Trust, said it was ?especially worrying? when ancient monuments were damaged. He said: ?They've survived this long, it'd be terrible just to be destroyed on so... </div> <div class= Read Entire Article
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