
What is recorded here
The National Heritage List for England records Holme Head standing stone 260m north west of Kitchenhill Bridge 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.
Holme Head standing stone is likely from the Neolithic or Bronze Age, periods when such monuments were commonly erected for ritual or ceremonial purposes. Its specific meaning or use remains unclear, though it may have had astronomical, territorial, or spiritual significance.
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Places near here
Standing stone near Holme HeadAncient stone or rock art · 61 yd
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Low DykeListed building · 1251 yd
Fairbank WoodWood · 1.5 mi
Hutton-in-the-forestRegistered park or garden · 2.3 mi
Devonshire StreetVisitor information · 2.9 mi
St Andrew's ChurchyardVisitor information · 2.9 mi
The Plague StoneHeritage attraction · 3.3 mi
RhegedHeritage attraction · 3.8 mi
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