Scheduled MonumentsEnglandA stone circle, standing stone, cairn, recumbent stone and stone alignment on Longash Common

A stone circle, standing stone, cairn, recumbent stone and stone alignment on Longash Common

England
List entry 1013430
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England
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Overview

History & significance

Longash Common is an ancient Bronze Age ceremonial and funerary landscape in Devon, England, containing multiple stone monuments including a stone circle, standing stones, cairns, a recumbent stone, and stone alignments. The site represents a complex of ritual structures typical of the second millennium BC, when such monuments served ceremonial and burial functions for Bronze Age communities. The physical remains, though subject to degradation and displacement over millennia, preserve evidence of sophisticated stone-working and landscape organisation characteristic of prehistoric ritual sites. The monuments collectively demonstrate the ceremonial importance of this moorland location during the Bronze Age period.

A stone circle, standing stone, cairn, recumbent stone and stone alignment on Longash Common is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013430. View the official record →

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What is A stone circle, standing stone, cairn, recumbent stone and stone alignment on Longash Common?

Longash Common is an ancient Bronze Age ceremonial and funerary landscape in Devon, England, containing multiple stone monuments including a stone circle, standing stones, cairns, a recumbent stone, and stone alignments. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013430.

Who is responsible for protecting A stone circle, standing stone, cairn, recumbent stone and stone alignment on Longash Common?

A stone circle, standing stone, cairn, recumbent stone and stone alignment on Longash Common 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 1013430.

What other scheduled monuments are near A stone circle, standing stone, cairn, recumbent stone and stone alignment on Longash Common?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wigford Down cross: a wayside cross 230m WNW of Cadover Bridge (9.9 km), Prehistoric and historic archaeological landscape at Trowlesworthy Warren (9.9 km), Cairn and cist 370m east of Trowlesworthy Warren House (10 km).

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