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Cairn on Chagford Common 320m west of West Vitifer Mine is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on Dartmoor in Devon. The cairn comprises a mound of stones constructed during the second millennium BC, representing a burial practice characteristic of the upland Bronze Age communities that inhabited this moorland landscape. Its survival on Chagford Common reflects the sparse settlement patterns of Dartmoor's higher ground, where such funerary structures remain relatively abundant compared to lowland areas. The site's proximity to the historic West Vitifer tin mine illustrates the long continuity of mineral exploitation in this region, with Bronze Age metalworking practices eventually giving way to the documented tin mining activity of later periods.
Cairn on Chagford Common 320m west of West Vitifer Mine is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020040. View the official record →
Cairn on Chagford Common 320m west of West Vitifer Mine is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020040.
Cairn on Chagford Common 320m west of West Vitifer Mine is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1020040.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn on Corndon Tor (8.6 km), Prehistoric enclosed settlement known as Outer Huccaby Ring and associated irregular aggregate field system (8.7 km), Yar Tor stone row and adjacent cist (8.7 km).
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