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Cairn south-west of Lower Hartor Tor

England
List entry 1012293
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1012293
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.05 hectares
Grid reference
SX 60173 67298
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cairn south-west of Lower Hartor Tor is a Bronze Age burial mound situated on Dartmoor in Devon. The monument consists of a stone cairn, a characteristic form of funerary monument dating to the second millennium before the present era, when such structures served as repositories for cremated or inhumed remains. Its location within the dense landscape of Dartmoor's prehistoric monuments reflects the intensive use of the moor as a burial ground during the Bronze Age, when cairn construction was a predominant funerary practice across south-western Britain. The site remains an important archaeological record of Bronze Age mortuary practices and settlement patterns on Dartmoor.

Cairn south-west of Lower Hartor Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012293. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Cairn south-west of Lower Hartor Tor?

Cairn south-west of Lower Hartor Tor is a Bronze Age burial mound situated on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012293.

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

Cairn south-west of Lower Hartor 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 1012293.

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

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Deer park and rabbit warren at Newnham Park (9.9 km), Enclosure with hut circles east of Addicombe (10.2 km), Enclosure with hut circles east of Addicombe (10.3 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
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Literature
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Legal
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Deer park and rabbit warren at Newnham Park
9.9 km
Enclosure with hut circles east of Addicombe
10.2 km
Enclosure with hut circles east of Addicombe
10.3 km
One of a number of cairns at Black Pool
10.6 km
One of a number of cairns at Black Pool
10.6 km
One of a number of cairns at Black Pool
10.7 km
One of a number of cairns at Black Pool
10.8 km
Chambered cairn in Cuckoo Ball newtake
10.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cairn south-west of Lower Hartor Tor

Cairn south-west of Lower Hartor 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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