
What is recorded here
The National Heritage List for England records Cairn on Hameldown Tor as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Neolithic chambered cairn; dates to the earlier part of the Neolithic period in Britain, around 3000–2500 BCE. It is significant as part of a broader pattern of ritual and funerary monuments in the upland landscapes of southern England.
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Places near here
Hameldown TorMountain / peak · 29 yd
GrimspoundArchaeological place · 449 yd
Hamel Down CrossScheduled monument · 529 yd
Hookney TorMountain / peak · 924 yd
RAF MemorialMemorial · 1064 yd
Headland Warren Farmhouse Including Adjoining BarnListed building · 1222 yd
Medieval Village of ChallacombeRuins · 1516 yd
Sculpture at NatsworthyPublic sculpture · 1.1 mi
Kitty Jay's GraveMemorial · 1.9 mi
Bowerman's NoseNamed rock · 2.3 mi
Strawbales, or sculpture, Holwell DownPublic sculpture · 2.9 mi
A tree, a cave and a torCave or cavern · 3.0 miOther information
Photo: Chris Thomas-Atkin · CC BY-SA 2.0