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Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 180m north of Halvanance Farm

England
List entry 1006749
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006749
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SW 65919 31548
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Long Stone is a standing stone located near Halvanance Farm in Cornwall. The monument dates to the prehistoric period, likely the Bronze Age or earlier, though precise dating remains uncertain without archaeological investigation. The stone stands as an upright slab, representing a type of ritual or territorial marker common across prehistoric Cornwall. Such standing stones served various functions within Bronze Age societies, including possible associations with burial practices, boundary marking, or ceremonial activity, though the specific purpose of this particular stone cannot be determined from visual examination alone.

Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 180m north of Halvanance Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006749. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 180m north of Halvanance Farm?

The Long Stone is a standing stone located near Halvanance Farm in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006749.

Who is responsible for protecting Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 180m north of Halvanance Farm?

Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 180m north of Halvanance 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 1006749.

What other scheduled monuments are near Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 180m north of Halvanance Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round 260m south of Tenament Farm (7 km), Wheal Trewavas copper mine 310m south of Trewavas (7.8 km), Two wayside crosses, south and east of Bonallack Barton (7.9 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round 260m south of Tenament Farm
7 km
Wheal Trewavas copper mine 310m south of Trewavas
7.8 km
Two wayside crosses, south and east of Bonallack Barton
7.9 km
Wheal Prosper pumping engine house 210m south of Eastcliff Farm
7.9 km
Mawgan Cross early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross shaft
8.2 km
Round 530m ESE of Treloskan
9 km
Round 200m north east of Burncoose
9.1 km
Slight univallate hillfort immediately south west of Gear
9.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 180m north of Halvanance Farm

Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 180m north of Halvanance Farm stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

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