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St Breock Downs monolith is a standing stone of Bronze Age date located on St Breock Downs in north Cornwall. The monument consists of a substantial upright stone accompanied by a cairn, typical of ritual or ceremonial sites from the second millennium BCE. The stone stands as evidence of prehistoric activity on the Cornish uplands and forms part of the broader pattern of Bronze Age monument construction across the south-west peninsula. Such monuments were commonly associated with burial practices or territorial markers within Bronze Age communities.
St Breock Downs monolith and surrounding cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012119. View the official record →
St Breock Downs monolith is a standing stone of Bronze Age date located on St Breock Downs in north Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012119.
St Breock Downs monolith and surrounding cairn 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 1012119.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Small multivallate hillfort 127m south east of Demelza Farm (4.8 km), Wayside cross 515m north east of Castle Farm (5.8 km), Large multivallate hillfort with two bowl barrows known as Castle-an-Dinas, 335m north of Tresaddern Bungalow (6.3 km).
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