A stone alignment, kerbed cairn, prehistoric settlement, four pillow mounds, a vermin trap and animal runs 720m south west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor

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History & significance

This is a Bronze Age ceremonial and domestic landscape situated on the moorland south west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor in Devon. The site comprises multiple elements characteristic of upland prehistoric settlement, including a stone alignment, a kerbed cairn, structural remains of habitation, and later medieval or post-medieval features such as pillow mounds used for rabbit warrens and a vermin trap. The alignment and cairn indicate ritual or funerary activity during the Bronze Age, whilst the settlement structures demonstrate sustained occupation of this exposed moorland location during prehistory. The later features demonstrate continued economic use of the landscape through the medieval period, illustrating the long-term value of this upland terrain for successive communities.

A stone alignment, kerbed cairn, prehistoric settlement, four pillow mounds, a vermin trap and animal runs 720m south west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016147. View the official record →

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