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Cairn to the east of Hangershell Rock is a prehistoric burial monument located in Devon, England. The site represents a cairn of Bronze Age or later prehistoric date, constructed as a funerary or ceremonial structure typical of upland Devon landscapes. Such cairns were built to mark burials and served as focal points for ritual activity across the Bronze Age period. The monument survives as an earthwork feature within the broader archaeological landscape of the Devon uplands.
Cairn to the east of Hangershell Rock is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013090. View the official record →
Cairn to the east of Hangershell Rock is a prehistoric burial monument located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013090.
Cairn to the east of Hangershell Rock 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 1013090.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (1.3 km), One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (1.3 km), Cairn near the summit of Western Beacon (1.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cairn to the east of Hangershell Rock'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 to the east of Hangershell Rock stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.