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Stone alignment and two cairns to the north-west of Glasscombe Ball is a Neolithic or Bronze Age ritual monument located on Dartmoor in Devon. The site comprises a linear arrangement of standing stones together with two burial cairns, representing the characteristic ceremonial and funerary practices of prehistoric communities in the region. Such alignments are typically dated to the Bronze Age, though some elements may derive from the earlier Neolithic period. The monument forms part of the dense archaeological landscape of Dartmoor, where stone alignments and cairns cluster in significant concentrations reflecting sustained ritual and domestic activity across several millennia of prehistory.
Stone alignment and two cairns to the north-west of Glasscombe Ball is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017610. View the official record →
Stone alignment and two cairns to the north-west of Glasscombe Ball is a Neolithic or Bronze Age ritual monument located on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017610.
Stone alignment and two cairns to the north-west of Glasscombe Ball 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 1017610.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (2.4 km), One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (2.4 km), One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (2.4 km).
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