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Cairn south of Stalldown stone alignment is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon, England. The cairn forms part of the archaeological landscape associated with the Stalldown stone alignment and represents a characteristic funerary structure of the second millennium BC. Like other cairns of this period, it would have served as a prominent marker for an interred burial, constructed from stone gathered and piled to create a substantial earthwork feature. The monument's survival and official designation reflect its archaeological value as evidence of Bronze Age mortuary practice and settlement patterns in the Devonian uplands.
Cairn south of Stalldown stone alignment is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012748. View the official record →
Cairn south of Stalldown stone alignment is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012748.
Cairn south of Stalldown stone alignment 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 1012748.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosure with hut circles east of Addicombe (4 km), One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (4.3 km), One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (4.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cairn south of Stalldown stone alignment's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Cairn south of Stalldown stone alignment stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.