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Cairns N of Corndon Tor is a Bronze Age ceremonial or burial monument located on Dartmoor in Devon. The site comprises a cairn or group of cairns characteristic of the extensive cairnfield systems found across the moor dating to the second millennium BCE. Such monuments typically served funerary purposes and reflect the ritual and settlement patterns of Bronze Age communities in the upland regions of south-western England. The cairns form part of the broader archaeological landscape of Dartmoor, which contains one of the densest concentrations of Bronze Age monuments in Britain.
Cairns N of Corndon Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003290. View the official record →
Cairns N of Corndon Tor is a Bronze Age ceremonial or burial monument located on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003290.
Cairns N of Corndon 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 1003290.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three enclosed hut groups, Huntingdon Warren (8.7 km), Enclosure and hut circles E of Huntingdon Ford (8.8 km), Hut circles and two enclosures on Dean Moor, near River Avon (9.1 km).
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