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Cist east of Hangershell Rock is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon, England. The site consists of a stone burial chamber constructed from stone slabs, characteristic of funerary practices employed during the Bronze Age period. Such cists were typically used to contain inhumations and occasionally cremated remains, serving as individual or family burial structures within the prehistoric landscape. The monument's survival as a recorded archaeological feature contributes to the understanding of Bronze Age settlement patterns and burial customs in south-western England.
Cist east of Hangershell Rock is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012231. View the official record →
Cist east of Hangershell Rock is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012231.
Cist 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 1012231.
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 Cist 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.
Cist east of Hangershell Rock stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.