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A cairn cemetery on Long Ridge is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon, England. The site consists of multiple cairns, which are stone burial mounds constructed as communal or individual graves during prehistoric periods. Such cairn cemeteries represent important evidence of funerary practices and settlement patterns in early Britain, reflecting the organisation and beliefs of ancient communities. The monument is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry 1017868, indicating its recognised archaeological and historical significance.
A cairn cemetery on Long Ridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017868. View the official record →
A cairn cemetery on Long Ridge is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017868.
A cairn cemetery on Long Ridge 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 1017868.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gunpowder factory at Powder Mills, a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement and round cairn (8.5 km), A partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement, two cairns containing cists and a post-medieval building 440m NNW of Powder Mills (8.6 km), Five cairns, two stone alignments and three cists, forming part of a ritual complex on Lakehead Hill (8.7 km).
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