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Five cairns, two stone alignments and three cists, forming part of a ritual complex on Lakehead Hill is a Bronze Age ceremonial site located in Devon, England. The monument comprises multiple structural elements typical of ritual landscapes dating to the Bronze Age period, including cairns of varying sizes, stone alignments that may have served ceremonial or astronomical functions, and cist burials that are characteristic of funerary practices during this era. The spatial arrangement of these features suggests a deliberately organised ritual complex serving communal functions over an extended period. The site's designation as a heritage monument reflects its significance as evidence of Bronze Age religious and social practices in the South West of England.
Five cairns, two stone alignments and three cists, forming part of a ritual complex on Lakehead Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018510. View the official record →
Five cairns, two stone alignments and three cists, forming part of a ritual complex on Lakehead Hill is a Bronze Age ceremonial site located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018510.
Five cairns, two stone alignments and three cists, forming part of a ritual complex on Lakehead 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 1018510.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wheal Katherine, 235m west of Plym Ford, forming an outlying part of Eylesbarrow Tin Mine (9.9 km), Two cairns and a cist on the western slope of Great Gnats' Head (10.1 km), Round cairn on the summit of Great Gnat's Head (10.1 km).
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