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One of a group of three cairns on Ringmoor Down is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon, England. The cairn forms part of a small cairn cemetery on the moorland, typical of the funerary practices of the Bronze Age communities that inhabited Dartmoor and the surrounding uplands. These monuments, constructed from stones heaped over cremated human remains and grave goods, represent an important archaeological record of settlement patterns and ritual activity during the second millennium BC. The preservation of the cairn group contributes to understanding Bronze Age mortuary practices and the use of moorland regions during prehistory.
One of a group of three cairns on Ringmoor Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012087. View the official record →
One of a group of three cairns on Ringmoor Down is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012087.
One of a group of three cairns on Ringmoor Down 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 1012087.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cholwich Town Cross: a wayside cross between Quick Bridge and Tolchmoor Gate (5.6 km), Hut circle 1000yds (915m) E of Coleland Bridge (5.8 km), Barrow cemetery on western slope of Crownhill Down (6.4 km).
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