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Cairn south-west of Gutter Tor

England
List entry 1012280
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1012280
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.03 hectares
Grid reference
SX 57651 66752
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cairn south-west of Gutter Tor is a Bronze Age burial monument located on Dartmoor in Devon. The site consists of a cairn, a mound constructed from stone, which represents a common form of funerary architecture from the Bronze Age period when such structures served as focal points for communal burial practices. The cairn's position within the Dartmoor landscape places it within a significant concentration of prehistoric monuments dating from the second millennium BC. Such cairns typically contained cremated or inhumed remains and were often accompanied by grave goods, though the specific contents and condition of this particular monument reflect its age and the effects of post-depositional disturbance.

Cairn south-west of Gutter Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012280. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Cairn south-west of Gutter Tor?

Cairn south-west of Gutter Tor is a Bronze Age burial monument located on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012280.

Who is responsible for protecting Cairn south-west of Gutter Tor?

Cairn south-west of Gutter Tor 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 1012280.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cairn south-west of Gutter Tor?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two round barrows on Ridding Down (5.4 km), Cholwich Town Cross: a wayside cross between Quick Bridge and Tolchmoor Gate (5.7 km), Hut circle 1000yds (915m) E of Coleland Bridge (6.2 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Two round barrows on Ridding Down
5.4 km
Cholwich Town Cross: a wayside cross between Quick Bridge and Tolchmoor Gate
5.7 km
Hut circle 1000yds (915m) E of Coleland Bridge
6.2 km
Prehistoric barrow cemetery on Crownhill Down, 900m north of Drakelands Farm
6.9 km
Barrow cemetery on western slope of Crownhill Down
6.9 km
Round barrow 950yds (868m) N of Drakeland Corner
7.2 km
Boringdon Camp hillfort and associated remains
7.8 km
Unenclosed stone hut settlement north-east of Yadsworthy
8.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cairn south-west of Gutter Tor

Cairn south-west of Gutter Tor stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

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