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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 landscape located in Devon. The monument comprises multiple funerary and ritual features typical of the Bronze Age period, including burial cairns and associated stone structures arranged within a defined complex. The stone alignments and cists indicate systematic ritual organisation of the landscape, reflecting the ceremonial practices and burial customs of Bronze Age communities. This grouping of features demonstrates the importance of Lakehead Hill as a focal point for ritual activity during the Bronze Age in the region.
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 landscape located in Devon. 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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