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Ring cairn and rectangular building earthwork 940m west of Widgery Cross is a Bronze Age ceremonial and domestic monument located on Dartmoor in Devon. The site comprises two distinct features: a ring cairn, representing ritual or burial practice characteristic of the Bronze Age, and an associated rectangular building earthwork that indicates domestic occupation during the same period. The monument is situated in the upland landscape of Dartmoor, where such Bronze Age settlements and ceremonial sites are commonplace. The combination of ceremonial and domestic structures reflects the integration of practical settlement with ritual activity typical of Bronze Age moorland communities.
Ring cairn and rectangular building earthwork 940m west of Widgery Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010783. View the official record →
Ring cairn and rectangular building earthwork 940m west of Widgery Cross is a Bronze Age ceremonial and domestic monument located on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010783.
Ring cairn and rectangular building earthwork 940m west of Widgery Cross 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 1010783.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two stone hut circles and an enclosure 140m east of the Ordnance Survey triangulation pillar on Cox Tor (9.4 km), Coaxial field system and prehistoric settlement 410m west of Cox Tor (9.5 km), Stone hut circle 130m south east of the Ordnance Survey triangulation pillar on Cox Tor (9.5 km).
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