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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 →
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.
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.
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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