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Round cairn on Long Ridge 800m north east of Teignhead Farm

England
List entry 1017982
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017982
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SX 64209 84767
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round cairn on Long Ridge 800m north east of Teignhead Farm is a Bronze Age burial monument situated on high ground in Devon. The cairn survives as a substantially preserved mound constructed from stone, representing a characteristic funerary structure of the Bronze Age period. Such monuments typically date from the second millennium BCE and served as burial places for individuals of significance within their communities. The site's elevated location on Long Ridge reflects the deliberate placement of Bronze Age cairns in prominent positions across the Devon landscape.

Round cairn on Long Ridge 800m north east of Teignhead Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017982. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Round cairn on Long Ridge 800m north east of Teignhead Farm?

Round cairn on Long Ridge 800m north east of Teignhead Farm is a Bronze Age burial monument situated on high ground in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017982.

Who is responsible for protecting Round cairn on Long Ridge 800m north east of Teignhead Farm?

Round cairn on Long Ridge 800m north east of Teignhead Farm 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 1017982.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round cairn on Long Ridge 800m north east of Teignhead Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including An agglomerated enclosure and two stone hut circles 580m west of Laughter Hole Farm (8.9 km), Prehistoric settlement and irregular aggregate field system 600m west of Laughter Hole Farm (9 km), Prehistoric settlement and irregular aggregate field system 340m south west of Laughter Hole Farm (9.2 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

An agglomerated enclosure and two stone hut circles 580m west of Laughter Hole Farm
8.9 km
Prehistoric settlement and irregular aggregate field system 600m west of Laughter Hole Farm
9 km
Prehistoric settlement and irregular aggregate field system 340m south west of Laughter Hole Farm
9.2 km
Stone hut circle settlement 320m north east of Crockern
9.3 km
Six pillow mounds in Crockern Newtake forming an outlying part of a rabbit warren on the western slopes of Longaford and Littaford Tors
9.4 km
Two double stone alignments, cairn and standing stone 700m south west of Laughter Hole Farm
9.5 km
Irregular aggregate field system and stone hut circle 755m north east of Dunnabridge Pound Farm
9.5 km
Brimpts Mine, three prehistoric settlements and associated reaves 550m north west of Outer Huccaby Ring
9.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round cairn on Long Ridge 800m north east of Teignhead Farm

Round cairn on Long Ridge 800m north east of Teignhead Farm stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Round cairn on Long Ridge 800m north east of Teignhead Farm

ExeterRoman town · ~17.9 miles
Domesday entry for Teigncombe, Devon →
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