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Stone alignment and cairn 800m SSW of Yardworthy

England
List entry 1019215
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019215
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.02 hectares
Grid reference
SX 67601 84393
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Stone alignment and cairn 800m SSW of Yardworthy is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary and ceremonial monument located in Devon. The site comprises a stone alignment associated with a cairn, representing the ritual landscape practices characteristic of prehistoric Devon. Such monuments typically served dual functions as burial places and ceremonial focal points within the broader sacred geography of their communities. The alignment and cairn configuration reflects the sophisticated spatial organisation of Bronze Age and later Neolithic societies in the South West.

Stone alignment and cairn 800m SSW of Yardworthy is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019215. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Stone alignment and cairn 800m SSW of Yardworthy?

Stone alignment and cairn 800m SSW of Yardworthy is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary and ceremonial monument located in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019215.

Who is responsible for protecting Stone alignment and cairn 800m SSW of Yardworthy?

Stone alignment and cairn 800m SSW of Yardworthy 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 1019215.

What other scheduled monuments are near Stone alignment and cairn 800m SSW of Yardworthy?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including An agglomerated enclosure and two stone hut circles 580m west of Laughter Hole Farm (8.8 km), Prehistoric settlement and irregular aggregate field system 600m west of Laughter Hole Farm (8.9 km), Prehistoric settlement and irregular aggregate field system 340m south west of Laughter Hole Farm (9 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
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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
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LiDAR
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Local Names
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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
8.8 km
Prehistoric settlement and irregular aggregate field system 600m west of Laughter Hole Farm
8.9 km
Prehistoric settlement and irregular aggregate field system 340m south west of Laughter Hole Farm
9 km
Two double stone alignments, cairn and standing stone 700m south west of Laughter Hole Farm
9.3 km
Irregular aggregate field system and stone hut circle 755m north east of Dunnabridge Pound Farm
9.5 km
Three round cairns 960m and 920m north east of Outer Huccaby Ring
9.6 km
Brimpts Mine, three prehistoric settlements and associated reaves 550m north west of Outer Huccaby Ring
9.6 km
Cairns N of Corndon Tor
9.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Stone alignment and cairn 800m SSW of Yardworthy

Stone alignment and cairn 800m SSW of Yardworthy stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Stone alignment and cairn 800m SSW of Yardworthy

ExeterRoman town · ~15.9 miles
Domesday entry for Shapley, Devon →
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