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Platform cairn and cist 80m south east of Calveslake Tor is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on Dartmoor in Devon. The site comprises a platform cairn, a constructed earthen or stone-based platform that served ceremonial or burial purposes, associated with a stone burial chamber or cist typical of Bronze Age burial practices. Such monuments are characteristic of the second millennium BCE when cairn construction and cist burial formed central components of funerary ritual across southwest England. The monument is documented as a scheduled ancient monument under the National Heritage List for England entry 1015739, reflecting its archaeological significance as evidence of Bronze Age settlement and mortuary practice on Dartmoor.
Platform cairn and cist 80m south east of Calveslake Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015739. View the official record →
Platform cairn and cist 80m south east of Calveslake Tor is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015739.
Platform cairn and cist 80m south east of Calveslake 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 1015739.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosure with hut circles east of Addicombe (10.2 km), One of a group of four cairns on Butterdon Hill (10.2 km), Enclosure with hut circles east of Addicombe (10.2 km).
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