Ring cairn on Holne Ridge 860m north west of Hapstead Ford and 1180m north east of Ryder's Hill

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History & significance

Ring cairn on Holne Ridge is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Devon on high moorland terrain. The structure comprises a circular arrangement of stones forming a ring cairn, a distinctive type of ceremonial or burial monument characteristic of the Bronze Age period in southern England. Such monuments typically served ritual or commemorative functions within prehistoric communities, though the specific use of this particular example has not been definitively established through excavation. The site's elevated moorland location, consistent with other Bronze Age cairn distributions across Dartmoor and the surrounding region, suggests its placement was significant to its original builders.

Ring cairn on Holne Ridge 860m north west of Hapstead Ford and 1180m north east of Ryder's Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019271. View the official record →

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