What is recorded here
The National Heritage List for England records Cairn on Piles Hill 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 3500–3000 BCE. Such cairns are significant as early communal burial sites and reflect the complex social and ritual practices of Neolithic communities.
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Places near here
Piles HillMountain / peak · 29 yd
Boundary stone at Piles HillMonument or public art · 239 yd
Boundary stone, Piles HillMonument or public art · 284 yd
Glasscombe BallMountain / peak · 801 yd
Waterfall on Piles BrookWaterfall · 847 yd
Hangershell RockNamed rock · 1625 yd
Piles CopseWood · 1627 yd
Tristis RockNamed rock · 1.0 mi
Church of St PetrocListed building · 1.3 mi
Hall PlantationWood · 1.3 mi
Harford BridgeListed building · 1.3 mi
Harford: waterfall by Kings WoodWaterfall · 1.4 mi