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A stone circle, standing stone, cairn, recumbent stone and stone alignment on Longash Common

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Longash Common holds a cluster of prehistoric monuments that speak to the ritual and burial practices of Bronze Age communities on Dartmoor. The stone circle, standing stone, cairn and recumbent stone, along with a stone alignment, form a ceremonial grouping typical of the moor's extensive heritage from this period. These structures would have held significance for the people who built them, marking sacred or burial ground in the open moorland landscape.

Today the site offers a tangible sense of Dartmoor's deep past. Visiting requires attention and care, as the stones are part of the living moorland environment. The monuments remain largely as they have for thousands of years, their weathered surfaces telling of their age and the moor's ancient relationship with its people.

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Photo: Guy Wareham (CC BY-SA 2.0) via Wikimedia Commons

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