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The monument on the east facing slope of Lakehead Hill is a Bronze Age ritual complex comprising two cairns, each containing cists, alongside a stone hut circle. The cairns form part of a broader ceremonial landscape characteristic of upland Devon during the later prehistoric period, likely dating to the Bronze Age when such funerary and ritual monuments were constructed across the region's moorland terrain. The inclusion of cists within the cairns indicates formal burial practices, while the associated hut circle suggests domestic settlement activity within or adjacent to the ritual zone. The complex demonstrates the integration of burial, ceremonial, and residential functions within a single upland location, a pattern typical of Bronze Age land use in southwest England.
Two cairns with two cists and a stone hut circle on the east facing slope of Lakehead Hill forming part of a ritual complex is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018511. View the official record →
The monument on the east facing slope of Lakehead Hill is a Bronze Age ritual complex comprising two cairns, each containing cists, alongside a stone hut circle. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018511.
Two cairns with two cists and a stone hut circle on the east facing slope of Lakehead Hill forming part of a ritual complex 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 1018511.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wheal Katherine, 235m west of Plym Ford, forming an outlying part of Eylesbarrow Tin Mine (9.8 km), Two cairns and a cist on the western slope of Great Gnats' Head (9.9 km), Round cairn on the summit of Great Gnat's Head (10 km).
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