
What is recorded here
The National Heritage List for England records Grim's Grave cairn with a cist, Langcombe 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.
Grim's Grave cairn with a cist, Langcombe is a Neolithic burial monument dating to approximately 3000–2500 BCE. Its significance lies in its role as an early funerary structure, reflecting prehistoric burial practices and the construction of ceremonial landscapes in southern Britain.
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Places near here
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Entrance to potato caveCave or cavern · 2.0 mi
Potato caveCave or cavern · 2.1 mi
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