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Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill

England
List entry 1010607
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010607
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SX 56714 91291
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cairn on Longstone Hill is a Bronze Age burial mound forming part of a cairnfield located in Devon, England. The monument consists of a stone cairn typical of upland funerary practices during the Bronze Age period, when such structures served as prominent markers for burial sites across the moorland landscape. The cairn is situated within a broader distribution of similar monuments that reflect the intensive use of high ground for ritual and mortuary purposes during the second millennium BCE. The site remains a significant archaeological resource for understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and burial customs in the South West of England.

Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010607. View the official record →

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What is Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill?

Cairn on Longstone Hill is a Bronze Age burial mound forming part of a cairnfield located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010607.

Who is responsible for protecting Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill?

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 1010607.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stone hut circle settlement and enclosures 970m east of Ger Tor (8.3 km), Stone hut circle and field-plots 100m east of Ger Tor (8.4 km), Enclosure 1250m NNW of Standon Down (8.8 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Civil War
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Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Stone hut circle settlement and enclosures 970m east of Ger Tor
8.3 km
Stone hut circle and field-plots 100m east of Ger Tor
8.4 km
Enclosure 1250m NNW of Standon Down
8.8 km
An enclosed stone hut circle settlement, three round cairns and a length of reave 650m WSW of Ger Tor
8.8 km
Two stone hut circles 1000m north of Standon Down
8.8 km
Two stone hut circles 450m SSE of Ger Tor
8.8 km
Deserted medieval settlement 750m south of White Hill summit
8.8 km
Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement and associated fields north of Standon Down
9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill

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.

The wider landscape

Around Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill

ExeterRoman town · ~21.8 miles
Domesday entry for Sourton, Devon →
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