Scheduled MonumentsEnglandCist and associated mound in Langridge Wood, 410m north west of Treborough Lodge

Cist and associated mound in Langridge Wood, 410m north west of Treborough Lodge

England
List entry 1020689
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020689
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.03 hectares
Grid reference
ST 01407 37330
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Cist and associated mound in Langridge Wood, located 410 metres north-west of Treborough Lodge in Somerset, is a Bronze Age burial monument consisting of a stone burial chamber and its surrounding earthen mound. The cist itself represents a typical Bronze Age funerary practice, wherein burials were placed within stone-built chambers that were subsequently covered by a mound of earth and stone to create a barrow. The monument survives as a scheduled ancient monument, preserving evidence of ritual burial practices and settlement patterns from the Bronze Age period. The site contributes to the archaeological understanding of mortuary customs and land use in the Exmoor region during the second millennium before the common era.

Cist and associated mound in Langridge Wood, 410m north west of Treborough Lodge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020689. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Cist and associated mound in Langridge Wood, 410m north west of Treborough Lodge?

The Cist and associated mound in Langridge Wood, located 410 metres north-west of Treborough Lodge in Somerset, is a Bronze Age burial monument consisting of a stone burial chamber and its surrounding earthen mound. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020689.

Who is responsible for protecting Cist and associated mound in Langridge Wood, 410m north west of Treborough Lodge?

Cist and associated mound in Langridge Wood, 410m north west of Treborough Lodge 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 1020689.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cist and associated mound in Langridge Wood, 410m north west of Treborough Lodge?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carnarvon New Pit iron mine and section of mineral railway trackbed, 300m south west of Heather House (3.1 km), Raleigh's Cross iron mine, 310m south east of Heather House (3.3 km), Bowl barrow 470m north of Brendon Hill Farm (3.4 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cist and associated mound in Langridge Wood, 410m north west of Treborough Lodge

Cist and associated mound in Langridge Wood, 410m north west of Treborough Lodge stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.