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Summary

Remains of a turf-covered Bronze Age cairn which forms part of a cairn cemetery situated on Long Ridge, locally known as Langridge, overlooking the valley of the River North Teign. The cairns mound is circular in shape, measuring 5.5 metres in diameter by 0.6 metres high. It has a virtually flat top with a slight hollow south west of the centre.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1017868: A cairn cemetery on Long Ridge

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX68NW64
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 903294
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NW/140

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ROUND CAIRN (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.

(14/08/1991) SX 64318630. A turf-covered cairn on the gentle W-facing slope of Langridge overlooking the North Teign River. It measures 5.5m in diameter with a maximum height of 0.6m. The steeply sloping sides give way to a virtually flat top with a slight hollow SW of centre. There are no obvious signs of robbing or excavation.

English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.

Cairn shown on survey.

Historic England, 2024, National Heritage List for England, 1017868 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365835.

The monument, which falls into five areas, includes eight round cairns and a cist situated on Long Ridge, locally known as Langridge, overlooking the valley of the River North Teign. These mounds form a cairn cemetery situated between two broadly contemporary stone hut circle settlements. Six of the mounds are circular in shape, vary in diameter between 4.1 metres and 6 metres and stand between 0.5 metres and 0.7 metres high. The remaining two mounds are oval and the largest of these measures 6 metres long by 4 metres wide and stands up 0.7 metres high. One cairn contains a cist which measures 0.83 metres square by up to 0.47 metres deep. The capstone, which once covered the cist, now lies 0.7 metres north-north-west of the cist. At least three of the cairns are partly surrounded by edge set stones indicating the presence of kerbs.

National Monuments Record, unknown, SX68NW65, SX68NW65 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV278050.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project

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