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Grim's Grave is a Bronze Age burial mound located near Langcombe in Devon. The cairn is constructed of stone and contains a cist, a stone-built burial chamber typical of Bronze Age funerary practice in south-west England. Such monuments represent a significant phase of ritual and burial behaviour during the second millennium BC, reflecting the social organisation and religious beliefs of Bronze Age communities in the region. The site contributes to the archaeological record of Devon's prehistoric landscape and its patterns of ceremonial monument construction.
Grim's Grave cairn with a cist, Langcombe is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018591. View the official record →
Grim's Grave is a Bronze Age burial mound located near Langcombe in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018591.
Grim's Grave cairn with a cist, Langcombe 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 1018591.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosure with hut circles east of Addicombe (9 km), Enclosure with hut circles east of Addicombe (9 km), One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (9.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Grim's Grave cairn with a cist, Langcombe'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.
Grim's Grave cairn with a cist, Langcombe stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.