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Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon, England. The cairn comprises a stone mound constructed as a funerary structure, typical of burial practices during the Bronze Age period. It forms part of a larger cairnfield, indicating the site was used for multiple interments across an extended timespan. Such cairnfields represent significant concentrations of funerary activity and reflect the ritual and settlement patterns of Bronze Age communities in the southwest of England.
Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010586. View the official record →
Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010586.
Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill 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 1010586.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stone hut circle settlement and enclosures 970m east of Ger Tor (8.1 km), Enclosure 1250m NNW of Standon Down (8.6 km), An enclosed stone hut circle settlement, three round cairns and a length of reave 650m WSW of Ger Tor (8.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.