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The round cairn on Hangingstone Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument situated in Devon. The cairn comprises a mound of stones constructed as a funerary structure, typical of burial practices during the Bronze Age period when such monuments served as repositories for cremated remains and grave goods. The site is recorded as a scheduled monument, reflecting its archaeological significance and protected status. Its position on Hangingstone Hill places it within a landscape that likely contained other contemporary burial monuments, as is characteristic of Bronze Age ritual and funerary activity in the region.
Round cairn on Hangingstone Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017481. View the official record →
The round cairn on Hangingstone Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument situated in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017481.
Round cairn on Hangingstone 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 1017481.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosed prehistoric settlement 650m south west of Longaford Tor (8.6 km), Prehistoric settlement, field system and rabbit warren south of Longaford Tor (9.1 km), Two cairns with two cists and a stone hut circle on the east facing slope of Lakehead Hill forming part of a ritual complex (9.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round cairn on Hangingstone Hill'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.
Round cairn on Hangingstone Hill stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.