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Cairn with cist north of Gutter Tor is a Bronze Age burial monument located on Dartmoor in Devon, England. The site comprises a cairn structure containing a stone burial chamber, or cist, typical of funerary practice during the Bronze Age period. Such monuments are characteristic of the extensive barrow cemetery landscapes found across Dartmoor and represent the burial customs and ceremonial landscape of Bronze Age communities in the Southwest. The site's position within the moorland topography reflects the Bronze Age use of upland regions for both settlement and ritual burial purposes.
Cairn with cist north of Gutter Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012473. View the official record →
Cairn with cist north of Gutter Tor is a Bronze Age burial monument located on Dartmoor in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012473.
Cairn with cist north 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 1012473.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two round barrows on Ridding Down (5.8 km), Cholwich Town Cross: a wayside cross between Quick Bridge and Tolchmoor Gate (6 km), Hut circle 1000yds (915m) E of Coleland Bridge (6.6 km).
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